Parallel Verses
Amplified
Can a throne of destruction be allied with You,
One which frames and devises mischief by decree [under the sacred name of law]?
New American Standard Bible
One
King James Version
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
Holman Bible
one that creates trouble by law—
become Your ally?
International Standard Version
Will destructive national leaders, who plan wicked things through misuse of the Law, be allied with you?
A Conservative Version
Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, which frames mischief by statute?
American Standard Version
Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, Which frameth mischief by statute?
Bible in Basic English
What part with you has the seat of sin, which makes evil into a law?
Darby Translation
Shall the throne of wickedness be united to thee, which frameth mischief into a law?
Julia Smith Translation
Shall the throne of mischief be joined together with thee forming labor upon the law?
King James 2000
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with you, which frames mischief by a law?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Can there be allied with you a throne of destruction, one that forms trouble based on statute?
Modern King James verseion
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with You, which frames mischief by a law?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Wilt thou have anything to do with the stool of wickedness, which imagineth mischief as a law?
NET Bible
Cruel rulers are not your allies, those who make oppressive laws.
New Heart English Bible
Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, which brings about mischief by statute?
The Emphasized Bible
Shall the throne that inflicteth ruin, have fellowship with thee, That frameth oppression, by statute?
Webster
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
World English Bible
Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, which brings about mischief by statute?
Youngs Literal Translation
Is a throne of mischief joined with Thee? A framer of perverseness by statute?
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 94:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Prayer For Retribution Against Oppressors
19
When my anxious thoughts multiply within me,
Your comforts delight me.
Can a throne of destruction be allied with You,
One which frames and devises mischief by decree [under the sacred name of law]?
They band themselves together against the life of the righteous
And condemn the innocent to death.
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Cross References
Psalm 58:2
No, in your heart you devise wrongdoing;
On earth you deal out the violence of your hands.
Amos 6:3
Do you put off the day of punishment,
Yet cause the seat of violence to come near?
Isaiah 10:1
And to those [magistrates] who constantly record unjust and oppressive decisions,
1 Samuel 22:12
Then Saul said, “Listen now, son of Ahitub.” He replied, “Here I am [at your service], my lord.”
1 Kings 12:32
Jeroboam held a feast on the fifteenth day of the
2 Chronicles 6:14-16
and he said, “O Lord, God of Israel, there is no god like You in heaven or on the earth, keeping covenant and showing mercy and lovingkindness to Your servants who walk before You [in obedience] with all their heart,
Esther 3:6-12
But he disdained laying hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him who the people of Mordecai were (his nationality); so Haman determined to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who lived throughout the kingdom of Ahasuerus.
Psalm 50:16
But to the wicked God says:
“What right have you to recite My statutes
Or to take My covenant on your lips?
Psalm 52:1
The lovingkindness of God endures all day long.
Psalm 82:1
He judges among the gods (divine beings).
Ecclesiastes 3:16
Moreover, I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
Ecclesiastes 5:8
If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight [of corruption]; for a higher official watches over another official, and there are higher ones over them [looking out for one another].
Isaiah 1:11-20
“What are your multiplied sacrifices to Me [without your repentance]?”
Says the Lord.
“I have had enough of [your] burnt offerings of rams
And the fat of well-fed cattle [without your obedience];
And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls or lambs or goats [offered without repentance].
Jeremiah 7:4-11
Do not trust in the deceptive and lying words [of the false prophets who claim that Jerusalem will be protected by God because of the temple], saying, ‘This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.’
Daniel 3:4-7
Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “You are commanded, O peoples, nations, and speakers of every language,
Daniel 6:7-9
All the commissioners of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the counselors and the governors have consulted and agreed together that the king should establish a royal statute and enforce an injunction that anyone who petitions (prays to) any god or man besides you, O king, during the next thirty days, shall be thrown into the den of lions.
Micah 6:16
“For [you have kept] the statutes of Omri [the idolatrous king],
And all the works of the [wicked] house (dynasty) of Ahab;
And you walk in their counsels and policies.
Therefore, I shall hand you over for destruction and horror
And your [city’s] inhabitants for ridicule,
And you shall bear the rebuke and scorn of My people.”
John 9:22
His parents said this because they were afraid of [the leaders of] the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone acknowledged Jesus to be the Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue (excommunicated).
John 11:57
Now the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where He was, he was to report it so that they might arrest Him.
John 18:28
Then the Jews led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium (governor’s palace). Now it was early and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium so that they would not be [ceremonially] unclean, but might [be able to] eat [and participate in the Feast of Unleavened Bread which began after] the
1 John 1:5-6
This is the message [of God’s promised revelation] which we have heard from Him and now announce to you, that God is Light [He is holy, His message is truthful, He is perfect in righteousness], and in Him there is no darkness at all [no sin, no wickedness, no imperfection].
Revelation 13:15-17
And he is given power to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast will even [appear to] speak, and cause those who do not bow down and worship the image of the beast to be put to death.