Psalms 94:23He has brought on them their own iniquity, and will cut them off in their own wickedness. Yahweh, our God, will cut them off.
The setting
Ancient Israel, ~1000 BC. The psalmist declares God's certain justice against the conspirators in Jerusalem, modern-day Israel...
The emotion here: prophetic confidence rising after despair, seeing God's certain victory
The original word
yashīb (יָשִׁיב) — to turn back, return their own evil upon them like a boomerang
Why it matters
Ancient justice often involved the exact punishment the accuser sought for their victim
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What most readers miss in Psalms 94:23
The Hebrew suggests their evil will return to them automatically, like a law of physics
Common misconceptionPeople think this means we should celebrate when enemies fall, but it's about trusting God's justice instead of seeking our own revenge.
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Verses that echo Psalms 94:23
Bible Genome reading
Psalms 94:23 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Psalms 94:23 comes from the book of Psalms, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to David. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 70% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine justice, retribution. Notable phrases: cut them off in their own wickedness. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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