Psalm 94:3
Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?
Cross-reference
In Psalm 94:15, the psalmist answers his own cry from v3, affirming that judgment will return to righteousness.
Psalm 74:10 asks 'How long, O God, is the foe to scoff?' — nearly identical to the plea here against the wicked's exultation.
Psalm 25:2 prays that enemies not triumph over the psalmist — directly parallel to the concern about wicked triumph in Psalm 94:3.
Psalm 35:17 asks 'how long' God will watch while enemies destroy — a very similar plea about the wicked's success.
Psalm 73:8 describes the wicked scoffing and speaking with malice, illustrating the exultation lamented here.
Revelation 6:10 has martyrs asking 'how long' until judgment on the wicked, echoing the same cry for divine justice.
Acts 12:23 describes Herod's sudden death by worms — the wicked's downfall, contrasting with their temporary triumph in the psalm.
Jeremiah 12:2 describes the wicked taking root and flourishing, illustrating the very prosperity the psalmist laments.
Jeremiah 12:1 directly questions why the wicked prosper, mirroring the psalmist's complaint and deepening the theological problem.
Job 20:5 directly states that the triumph of the wicked is short — echoing the psalm's concern but providing the answer.
Esther 7:10 shows Haman hanged on his own gallows — the wicked's triumph ends in judgment, answering the psalm's 'how long'.
In Habakkuk 1:2, the prophet cries 'How long?' about violence and unanswered prayer, directly mirroring Psalm 94:3.
In Isaiah 6:11, Isaiah also asks 'How long?' about judgment, echoing the same lament over prolonged wickedness.
Esther 6:6-10 reverses Haman's triumph as the king honors Mordecai instead, contrasting the psalm's plea with a narrative of justice.
In Habakkuk 1:4, the wicked surrounding the righteous and thwarting justice mirrors the triumph of the wicked in Psalm 94:3.
Esther 5:11 shows Haman boasting in his prosperity — a concrete example of the wicked triumphing that the psalm laments.
Esther 7:6 identifies Haman as the wicked adversary — giving a concrete face to the wicked whose triumph the psalmist laments.
In Lamentations 5:20, the same cry 'Why do you forget us forever?' parallels the lament of prolonged suffering.
Esther 5:12 continues Haman's pride, further illustrating the wicked's temporary success that the psalm questions.