King James Version
Psalms 94:2 in the King James Version says “Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 94 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.”
Psalms 94:2 · KJV
O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself. God: Heb. God of revenges shew: Heb. shine forth
Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.
LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?
How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Lift up”
H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
“thyself thou judge”
H8199to judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literal
“render”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
“a reward”
H1576treatment, i.e., an act (of good or ill); by implication, service or requital
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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