Psalm
94:20
Shall the throne of iniquity have
fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
a. NLT: Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side—
leaders whose decrees permit injustice?
b. NIV: Can a corrupt throne be allied with you— a throne
that brings on misery by its decrees?
c. YLT: Is a
throne of mischief joined with Thee? A framer of perverseness
by statute?
d. Amplified
Bible: Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with You—they who frame and
hide their unrighteous doings under [the sacred name of] law?
e. Septuagint
Psalm 94:20 listed under Psalm 9320: Shall the
throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frames mischief by an
ordinance?
f. Stone Edition
Torah/Prophets/Writings: Can the throne of destruction be associated with You?—those
who fashion evil into a statute.
1. “Shall the throne of iniquity have
fellowship with thee…”
a. Shall the throne
[3678 * kicce’][Strong: seat (of honour), throne, seat, stool, seat (of
honour), throne, royal dignity, authority, power (fig.)
b. of iniquity
[1942 * havvah][Strong: desire, desire (in bad sense), chasm (fig. of
destruction), engulfing ruin, destruction, calamity.]
c. have fellowship
[2266 * chabar] [Strong: a primitive root; to join (literally or figuratively);
specifically (by means of spells) to fascinate:--charm(- er), be compact,
couple (together), have fellowship with, heap up, join (self, together),
league.]
1). Besides the
Hebrew definitions given here, further descriptions are given in the rest of
this verse and the next.
2. “…which frameth mischief by a law?”
a. which frameth
[3335 * yatsar] [Strong: probably identical with 3334 (through the
squeezing into shape); ((Compare 3331)); to mould into a form; especially
as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution):--X earthen,
fashion, form, frame, make(-r), potter, purpose.] [Gesenius: to form, to
fashion, to form in the mind, to devise, to plan.]
b. mischief [5999
* ‘amal][Strong: toil, trouble, labour, trouble, trouble, mischief, toil,
labour.]
c. by a law [2706
* choq] [Strong: from 2710; an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time,
space, quantity, labor or usage):--appointed, bound, commandment, convenient,
custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, X necessary, ordinance(- nary), portion,
set time, statute, task.]
1). This is what the
“throne of iniquity” does, this is how they exercise the sacred authority
entrusted them. As the Amplified describes, they hide their unrighteous doings
under a law. The description of “throne of iniquity” of course could be applied
to many governments, and during the course of world history there have been
tens or even thousands of examples of “hiding iniquity under the sacred name of
law”. In 1973 the godless wing of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision declaring
a woman’s right to kill her un-born child established them as a throne of
iniquity. All Supreme Courts since then that upheld that decision also likewise
are thrones of iniquity. Any Presidential administration that agrees with that
decision is a throne of iniquity. A good example would be during the 1990’s with
the Clinton White House. Bill Clinton’s two veto’s of the Partial Birth
Abortion Bill during his administration insured the abortion industry of millions
of dollars at the expense of slaughtering infants able to survive outside the
womb. He lied to the American public by saying partial birth abortion was a
necessary procedure when in fact, medical experts said it wasn’t. Bill
Clinton’s Presidency was a “throne of iniquity” in this respect.
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