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Can a throneהַ כִּסֵּאof calamitiesהַוּוֹתbe allied with you,יְחָבְרְךָone that formsיֹצֵרsufferingעָמָלuponעֲלֵיa statute?חֹק
Psalms 94:20
Study it in the app“Can a throne of calamities be allied with you, one that forms suffering upon a statute?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 94:20, word by word
- Can a throneכִּסֵּאkise
throne
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “kise” appears- of calamitiesהַוּוֹתhauot
calamity
A disaster that destroys.
Where else “hauot” appears- be allied with youיְחָבְרְyechavr
ally
To make an alliance with someone.
Where else “yechavr” appears- one that formsיֹצֵרyotser
mold
To mold, as God molded man from dust.
Where else “yotser” appears- sufferingעָמָלamal
suffering
Pain one goes through, or harm done to others.
Where else “amal” appears- a statuteחֹקchok
statute
A rule that God or a king sets and that must be kept.
Where else “chok” appears
Translation note
“Throne of calamities”: it can be understood of a government that causes harm and passes it off as law.
The context
19In the multitude of my anxious thoughts within me, your consolations delight my soul.
20 · This verse (above)
21They band together against the soul of the righteous, and innocent blood they declare guilty.