←Psalm 94→BSB

In This Chapter 3 people 39 terms 1 theme 2 resources

People

Jacob (Patriarch) 2 Israel Jeshurun (Israel)

Key Terms

Perceive 5 Mischief 4 Possession 4 Have Insight 4 Knowledge 4 Instruction 3 Kindness (Solidarity) 3 Stupid 2 Upright 2 To Declare Guilty 2 Exempt 2 Refuge (Shelter) 2 To Cause to Possess Possession Stupid (Foolish) Intention (Evil) Righteousness (Standard) Be (Or Show Oneself) Just Acquit Justice (Right) Righteousness (Act) Just Put Right With Make Righteous Deserved Justify (Vindicate) Justify Justly Justice Righteousness (Quality) Straightness Straight Be Straight Be Kind Kindness (Benevolence) Kindness (Graciousness) Kindness (Affection) Refuge (Asylum) Taking Refuge

Themes

Wisdom Psalms

Resources

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The LORD Will Not Forget His People

ⓘ This plea for the Lord’s justice includes both...

This plea for the Lord’s justice includes both communal and individual expressions of lament (94:1–7, 16–23). The psalmist gives voice to the pain and suffering caused by the wicked, but he also depicts the comfort and stability of the Lord’s protection. He calls on the Lord to avenge the needy against the arrogant and foolish, he rebukes such people for their folly (94:8–11), and he pronounces a blessing on the wise (94:12–15).
ⓘ After the community falls victim to the wicked...

After the community falls victim to the wicked (94:5–7), they pray that the Lord will render justice (see 7:11; 9:12).
1O LORD, God of vengeance,O God of vengeance, shine forth.2Rise up, O Judge of the earth;render a reward to the proud.3How long will the wicked, O LORD,how long will the wicked exult?
4They pour out arrogant words;all workers of iniquity boast.5They crush Your people, O LORD;they oppress Your heritage.6They kill the widow and the foreigner;they murder the fatherless.7They say, “The LORD does not see;the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
ⓘ The psalmist rebukes human folly.

The psalmist rebukes human folly.
8Take notice, O senseless among the people!O fools, when will you be wise?9He who affixed the ear, can He not hear?He who formed the eye, can He not see?10He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline?He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?11The LORD knows the thoughts of man,that they are futile.†
ⓘ True to his nature, the Lord rewards those...

True to his nature, the Lord rewards those who live by his wise instruction and makes them happy according to his promises.
12Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD,and teach from Your law,13to grant him relief from days of trouble,until a pit is dug for the wicked.14For the LORD will not forsake His people;He will never abandon His heritage.15Surely judgment will again be righteous,and all the upright in heart will follow it.
ⓘ The psalmist’s prayer resumes (see 94:1–7) with a...

The psalmist’s prayer resumes (see 94:1–7) with a desperate cry for the Lord’s justice; it concludes with the hopeful expectation that evil will end.
16Who will rise up for me against the wicked?Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?17Unless the LORD had been my helper,I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
ⓘ The psalmist’s experience of slipping contrasts with God’s...

The psalmist’s experience of slipping contrasts with God’s promise to stand with him (94:12–13; see 15:5; 93:1).
18If I say, “My foot is slipping,”Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.19When anxiety overwhelms me,Your consolation delights my soul.
20Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree?21They band together against the righteousand condemn the innocent to death.†22But the LORD has been my stronghold,and my God is my rock of refuge.23He will bring upon them their own iniquityand destroy them for their wickedness.The LORD our God will destroy them.