The Meaning of Psalms 94:20 Explained

Psalms 94:20

KJV: Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

YLT: Is a throne of mischief joined with Thee? A framer of perverseness by statute?

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Shall the throne  of iniquity  have fellowship  with thee, which frameth  mischief  by a law? 

What does Psalms 94:20 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 94:6-23 - The Lord Our Defense Against Evil-Doers
Let us ponder all the great things that God will do for them that trust Him. He planted the ear, and will detect the sigh, sob, or broken utterance of His child, Psalms 94:9. He formed the eye, and He knows our sorrows. He watches the sparrow's fall, and His child is of more value than many sparrows. He corrects us; shall we not be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live, Psalms 94:10? He knows our thoughts; let us ask Him to purify and restrain them, Psalms 94:11. He teaches out of His Law; let us be diligent students of the Scriptures, Psalms 94:12. He will neither cast us off nor forsake us, Psalms 94:14.
The Lord is our help, and the soul that trusts Him shall not be silenced, Psalms 94:17. He holds us up when our foot slips, Psalms 94:18. Whatever thoughts may startle or affright us, God has a comfort suited to counteract each of them. His comforts delight the soul. They bring joy and hope with them, Psalms 94:19. He defends us against the charges laid at our door, and is a rock on which we may stand steadily, amid the seething waters, Psalms 94:22. If God be for us, who can be against us, or who can separate us from His love? Romans 8:31. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 94

1  The prophet, calling for justice, complains of tyranny and impiety
8  He teaches God's providence
12  He shows the blessedness of affliction
16  God is the defender of the afflicted

What do the individual words in Psalms 94:20 mean?

Shall have fellowship with You the throne of iniquity which devises evil by law
הַֽ֭יְחָבְרְךָ כִּסֵּ֣א הַוּ֑וֹת יֹצֵ֖ר עָמָ֣ל עֲלֵי־ ؟ חֹֽק

הַֽ֭יְחָבְרְךָ  Shall  have  fellowship  with  You 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, second person masculine singular
Root: הִתְחַבְּרוּת 
Sense: to unite, join, bind together, be joined, be coupled, be in league, heap up, have fellowship with, be compact, be a charmer.
כִּסֵּ֣א  the  throne 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כִּסֵּא 
Sense: seat (of honour), throne, seat, stool.
הַוּ֑וֹת  of  iniquity 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: הַוָּה 
Sense: desire.
יֹצֵ֖ר  which  devises 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: יׄוצֵר 
Sense: to form, fashion, frame.
עָמָ֣ל  evil 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עָמָל  
Sense: .
؟ חֹֽק  law 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֹק  
Sense: statute, ordinance, limit, something prescribed, due.