The Meaning of Psalms 94:13 Explained

Psalms 94:13

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

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

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 94:13 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 94:13 mean?

That You may give rest him from the days of adversity Until is dug for the wicked the pit
לְהַשְׁקִ֣יט ל֭וֹ מִ֣ימֵי רָ֑ע עַ֤ד יִכָּרֶ֖ה לָרָשָׁ֣ע שָֽׁחַת

לְהַשְׁקִ֣יט  That  You  may  give  rest 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: שָׁקַט  
Sense: to be quiet, be tranquil, be at peace, be quiet, rest, lie still, be undisturbed.
מִ֣ימֵי  from  the  days 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
רָ֑ע  of  adversity 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.
עַ֤ד  Until 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
יִכָּרֶ֖ה  is  dug 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: כּוּר 
Sense: to dig, excavate, dig through.
לָרָשָׁ֣ע  for  the  wicked 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רָשָׁע  
Sense: wicked, criminal.
שָֽׁחַת  the  pit 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: שַׁחַת  
Sense: pit, destruction, grave.