Psalms 94:13

KJV1611 – Modern English

That you may give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be dug for the wicked.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לְהַשְׁקִ֣יט ל֭וֹ מִ֣ימֵי רָ֑ע עַ֤ד יִכָּרֶ֖ה לָרָשָׁ֣ע שָֽׁחַת

Transliteration

ləhašqîṭ to-him from-yəmê rāʿ until yikkāreh to-the-rāšāʿ šāḥat

Grammar Details

• *ləhašqîṭ*: preposition + verb, hiphil, infinitive construct - to give rest/quietness
• *lô*: preposition + 3rd person, masculine, singular pronominal suffix - to him
• *mi-yəmê*: preposition + noun, masculine, plural, construct - from days of
• *rāʿ*: noun, masculine, singular - evil/distress
• *ʿad*: preposition - until
• *yikkāreh*: verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it is dug
• *lā-rāšāʿ*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine, singular - for the wicked one
• *šāḥat*: noun, feminine, singular - pit

Word Meanings

• *ləhašqîṭ*: to give rest/to grant relief/to quiet
• *yəmê*: days of/times of
• *rāʿ*: evil/distress/trouble
• *yikkāreh*: is dug/is prepared
• *rāšāʿ*: wicked one/evil-doer
• *šāḥat*: pit/trap/grave

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  You grant relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  That thou mayest give him rest{H8252} from the days{H3117} of adversity,{H7451} Until the pit{H7845} be digged{H3738} for the wicked.{H7563}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  That thou mayest give him rest{H8252}{H8687)} from the days{H3117} of adversity{H7451}, until the pit{H7845} be digged{H3738}{H8735)} for the wicked{H7563}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  That thou mayest geue him pacience in tyme of aduersite, vntill the pytte be dygged vp for the vngodly.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  That thou mayest giue him rest from the dayes of euill, whiles the pitte is digged for the wicked.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  That thou mayest geue hym patience in tyme of aduersitie: vntyll the pyt be digged vp for the vngodly.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  That you may give him rest from the days of adversity, Until the pit is dug for the wicked.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  To give rest to him from days of evil, While a pit is digged for the wicked.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, Until the pit be digged for the wicked.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, Until the pit be digged for the wicked.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So that you may give him rest from the days of evil, till a hole is made ready for the destruction of the sinners.

• World English Bible (2000)

  that you may give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit is dug for the wicked.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  in order to protect him from times of trouble, until the wicked are destroyed.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 55:23 : 23 But You, O God, shall bring them down into the pit of destruction; bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in You.
• Ps 9:15 : 15 The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.
• Rev 14:13 : 13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow them.
• 2 Pet 2:9 : 9 The Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment;
• Hab 3:16 : 16 When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice; decay entered my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble. When he comes up to the people, he will invade them with his troops.
• 2 Cor 4:17-18 : 17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; 18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporary; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
• 2 Thess 1:7-8 : 7 And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, 8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
• Heb 4:9 : 9 There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.
• Isa 26:20-21 : 20 Come, my people, enter your chambers and shut your doors behind you; hide yourself, as it were, for a little moment, until the indignation is past. 21 For behold, the LORD comes out of His place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; the earth also will disclose her blood and will no more cover her slain.
• Jer 18:20 : 20 Shall evil be repaid for good? for they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before you to speak good for them, and to turn away your wrath from them.
• Jer 18:22 : 22 Let a cry be heard from their houses, when you bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have dug a pit to take me, and hidden snares for my feet.
• 2 Pet 3:3-7 : 3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. 5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens existed of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: 6 By which the world that then existed, being overflowed with water, perished: 7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved for fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
• Rev 6:10-11 : 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, do you not judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth? 11 And white robes were given unto each of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest for a little while, until their fellow servants and their brethren, who should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
• Rev 11:18 : 18 The nations were angry, and Your wrath has come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that You should reward Your servants the prophets and the saints, and those who fear Your name, small and great, and destroy those who destroy the earth.
• Job 34:29 : 29 When He gives quietness, who then can make trouble? And when He hides His face, who then can behold Him? Whether it be done against a nation or against a man only.
• Ps 49:5 : 5 Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall surround me?