Psalm 94

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This article is about Psalm 94 in Hebrew (Masoretic) numbering. For Psalm 94 in Greek Septuagint or Latin Vulgate numbering, see Psalm 95.
Psalm 94
"O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth"
Royal Psalm
Other name
  • Psalm 93
  • "Deus ultionum"
LanguageBiblical Hebrew
Psalm 94
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BookBook of Psalms
Hebrew Bible partKetuvim
Order in the Hebrew part1
CategorySifrei Emet
Christian Bible partOld Testament
Order in the Christian part19

Psalm 94 is the 94th psalm in the biblical Book of Psalms, one of the Royal Psalms, Psalms 93–99, praising God as the King of His people. In the slightly different numbering system in the Greek Septuagint version of the bible, and in its Latin translation, the Vulgate, this psalm is Psalm 93.

Incipit: "O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself." (KJV; in Hebrew אל־נקמות יהוה אל נקמות הופיע‎)

Uses[]

Judaism[]

  • Is recited in its entirety, along with the first three verses of Psalm 95, as the psalm of the day for the Shir Shel Yom of Wednesday.[1]
  • Is recited on the fifth day of Sukkot.[2]
  • Verse 1 is part of Mishnah Tamid 7:4.[3]
  • Verse 1-2 are the sixth and seventh verses of V'hu Rachum in Pesukei Dezimra.[4]
  • Verse 14 is the sixteenth verse of Yehi Kivod in Pesukei Dezimra.[5]

New Testament[]

Music[]

Franz Liszt's student Julius Reubke wrote a massive Sonata on the 94th Psalm for organ. It is a staple of the organ repertoire.

Literature[]

Israeli historian Dina Porat titled her book about the Nakam group which sought revenge for the Holocaust "Vengeance and Retribution are Mine" to express her belief that humans should leave revenge for God.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 164
  2. ^ The Artscroll Tehillim page 329
  3. ^ The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 479
  4. ^ The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 62
  5. ^ The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 66
  6. ^ a b Kirkpatrick, A. F. (1901). The Book of Psalms: with Introduction and Notes. The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges. Vol. Book IV and V: Psalms XC-CL. Cambridge: At the University Press. p. 839. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  7. ^ Aderet, Ofer (8 November 2019). "'An Eye for an Eye': The Jews Who Sought to Poison Six Million Germans to Avenge the Holocaust". Haaretz. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

External links[]

  • Psalm 94 in Hebrew and English - Mechon-mamre
  • Psalm 94 King James Bible - Wikisource
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