King James Version
What Does Psalms 94:4 Mean?
“How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?”
Context
2
Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.
3
LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?
4
How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
5
They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage.
6
They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(4) **How long . . .** **and.**—It is better to omit the italics, and render: *They speak out of utter impudence: all evil-doers boast. *The word rendered “boast” is by modern scholars connected with the Arabian title *Emir, *a “commander.” They make themselves out *to *be persons of distinction, or, perhaps, *lord it *over God’s people.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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