Psalms Chapter 94 verse 20 Holy Bible
Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, Which frameth mischief by statute?
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What part with you has the seat of sin, which makes evil into a law?
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Shall the throne of wickedness be united to thee, which frameth mischief into a law?
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Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
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Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, Which brings about mischief by statute?
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Is a throne of mischief joined `with' Thee? A framer of perverseness by statute?
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 20-23. - The destruction of the evil doers. There can be no fellowship between light and darkness - between God and evildoers, especially those who carry out their wicked purposes under the forms of law (ver. 20), and go the length of condemning innocent blood (ver. 21). Such persons God, who defends the righteous (ver. 22), will assuredly bring to utter destruction (ver. 23). Verse 20. - Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee? The interrogative is here, as so often, an emphatic negative. By "the throne of iniquity" is meant iniquity in high places, wickedness enthroned upon the judgment seat, and thence delivering its unjust sentences. Oppressors in Israel made a large use of the machinery of the law to crush and ruin their victims (see Isaiah 1:23; Isaiah 10:1, 2; Amos 5:7; Amos 6:12, etc.). Which frameth mischief by a law; i.e. which effects its mischievous purposes by means of the decrees of courts (comp. 1 Kings 21:10-13).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(20) Throne of iniquity.--This is an apt expression for an oppressive and unjust government. The word rendered "iniquity" might mean "calamity" or "destruction" (see Psalm 57:1, and comp. Psalm 91:3 : "noisome"), but in Proverbs 10:3 it seems to mean "lawless desire," which best suits this passage.Have fellowship--i.e., be associated in the government. Could the theocracy admit to a share in it, not merely imperfect instruments of justice, but even those who perverted justice to evil ends?Which frameth mischief by a law?--i.e., making legislation a means of wrong. Others, however, render, "against the law." But the former explanation best suits the next verse.
