Psalm 94:20 “Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree?”

Psalm 94:20

Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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?

American Standard Version

Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, Which frameth mischief by statute?

Geneva Bible 1599

Hath the throne of iniquitie fellowship with thee, which forgeth wrong for a Lawe?

Darby Translation

Shall the throne of wickedness be united to thee, which frameth mischief into a law?

Young's Literal Translation

Is a throne of mischief joined [with] Thee? A framer of perverseness by statute?

Bible in Basic English

What part with you has the seat of sin, which makes evil into a law?

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Cross references

“throne”

Ecclesiastes 3:16 Amos 6:3 Ecclesiastes 5:8 Psalm 52:1 Psalm 82:1 1 Samuel 22:12

Ecclesiastes 3:16 · BSB

Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.

Amos 6:3 · BSB

You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.

Ecclesiastes 5:8 · BSB

If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.

Psalm 52:1 · BSB

Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.

Psalm 82:1 · BSB

God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:

1 Samuel 22:12 · BSB

“Listen now, son of Ahitub,” said Saul. “Here I am, my lord,” he replied.

“fellowship”

Isaiah 1:11–20 Jeremiah 7:4–11 2 Chronicles 6:14–16 John 18:28 1 John 1:5 1 John 1:6

Isaiah 1:11–20 · BSB

“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.

Jeremiah 7:4–11 · BSB

Do not trust in deceptive words, saying: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’

2 Chronicles 6:14–16 · BSB

and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven or on earth, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.

John 18:28 · BSB

Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.

1 John 1:5 · BSB

And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

1 John 1:6 · BSB

If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

“frameth”

Psalm 58:2 Isaiah 10:1 John 11:57 Revelation 13:15–17 Esther 3:6–12 Daniel 3:4–7

Psalm 58:2 · BSB

No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.

Isaiah 10:1 · BSB

Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees,

John 11:57 · BSB

But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.

Revelation 13:15–17 · BSB

The second beast was permitted to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship it to be killed.

Esther 3:6–12 · BSB

And when he learned the identity of Mordecai’s people, he scorned the notion of laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of Xerxes.

Daniel 3:4–7 · BSB

Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “O people of every nation and language, this is what you are commanded:

Also

Psalm 50:16

Psalm 50:16 · BSB

To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.

21They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

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