Psalm 94

Psalm 94 is the 94th psalm in the biblical Book of Psalms. One of the Royal Psalms, Psalm 93-99, praising God as the King of His people. In the Greek Septuagint version of the bible, and in its Latin translation in the Vulgate, this psalm is Psalm 93 in a slightly different numbering system.

Uses

Judaism

Is recited in its entirety, along with the first three verses of Psalm 95, as the psalm of the day for the Shir Shel Yom of Wednesday.[1]
Is recited on the fifth day of Sukkot.[2]
Verse 1 is part of Mishnah Tamid 7:4.[3]
Verse 1-2 are the sixth and seventh verses of V'hu Rachum in Pesukei Dezimra.[4]
Verse 14 is the sixteenth verse of Yehi Kivod in Pesukei Dezimra[5]

New Testament

Verse 11 is quoted in 1 Corinthians 3:20[6]
Verse 14 is quoted in Romans 11:1, 2[6]

Music

Franz Liszt's student Julius Reubke wrote a massive Sonata on the 94th Psalm for organ. It is a staple of the organ repertoire.

Literature

Israeli historian Dina Porat titled her book about the Nakam group which sought revenge for the Holocaust "Vengeance and Retribution are Mine" to express her belief that humans should leave revenge for God.[7]

References

The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 164
The Artscroll Tehillim page 329
The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 479
The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 62
The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 66
Kirkpatrick, A. F. (1901). The Book of Psalms: with Introduction and Notes. The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges. Book IV and V: Psalms XC-CL. Cambridge: At the University Press. p. 839. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
Aderet, Ofer (8 November 2019). "'An Eye for an Eye': The Jews Who Sought to Poison Six Million Germans to Avenge the Holocaust". Haaretz. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

External links

Psalm 94 in Hebrew and English - Mechon-mamre
Psalm 94 King James Bible - Wikisource

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[1] The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 164

[2] The Artscroll Tehillim page 329

[3] The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 479

[4] The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 62

[5] The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 66

[appkirkpatrick-6] Kirkpatrick, A. F. (1901). The Book of Psalms: with Introduction and Notes. The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges. Book IV and V: Psalms XC-CL. Cambridge: At the University Press. p. 839. Retrieved February 28, 2019.

[7] Aderet, Ofer (8 November 2019). "'An Eye for an Eye': The Jews Who Sought to Poison Six Million Germans to Avenge the Holocaust". Haaretz. Retrieved 15 November 2019.