King James Version
Psalms 94:22 in the King James Version says “But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 94 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.”
Psalms 94:22 · KJV
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.
And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“But the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“and my God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“is the rock”
H6697properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
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