| Psalm 94 | |
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| "O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth" | |
| Royal Psalm | |
.jpg) English Bible open at Psalm 94 | |
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| Language | Biblical Hebrew |
| Psalm 94 | |
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← Psalm 93 Psalm 95 → | |
| Book | Book of Psalms |
| Hebrew Bible part | Ketuvim |
| Order in the Hebrew part | 1 |
| Category | Sifrei Emet |
| Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 19 |
Psalm 94 is the 94th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth". In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 93. In Latin, it is known as "Deus ultionum".[1] This psalm is referred to as one of the Royal Psalms, Psalms 93–99, praising God as the King of His people, although as Gordon Churchyard notes, God is referred to here as judge rather than king.[2]
Alexander Kirkpatrick divides it into two sections. In the first section, up to verse 11, the psalmist calls on God "to manifest Himself as judge of the earth", while "the second part of the Psalm is occupied with thoughts of consolation for times of trouble".[3]
The psalm forms a regular part of Jewish, Catholic liturgies. It has been set to music, for example by Baroque composers Heinrich Schütz and Johann Sebastian Bach (cantata BWV 21) in German. Julius Reubke composed the Sonata on the 94th Psalm for organ, first performed in 1857.
- ^ Parallel Latin/English Psalter, Psalmus 93 (94). Archived 2017-05-07 at the Wayback Machine Medievalist.
- ^ Churchyard, G., God, Show that You are a Great Judge! Psalm 94, published June 2002, accessed 31 March 2022
- ^ Kirkpatrick, A., Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges on Psalm 94, accessed 31 March 2022