Psalm 94

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 94:12

Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord . The blessedness of chastening appears in Deuteronomy 7:5 ; 2 Samuel 7:14 , 2 Samuel 7:15 ; Job 5:17 ; Psalms 89:32 , Psalms 89:33 ; Proverbs 3:12 ; and is the main point of Elihu's teaching in Job 33:15-30 . It is not, as some have argued, entirely a New Testament doctrine. Unassisted human reason might discover it. Greek poets noted the connection between παθεῖν and μαθεῖν . Our own great dramatist draws upon his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 94:12

The triumph of the wicked may be the chastening of the righteous. It alters everything when we can see our trouble to be Divine chastening. Look on it as human oppression, the masterfulness of unprincipled magistrates, the persecution of an idolatrous Jezebel, the scheme of those who cherish enmity against the righteous, anti our trouble is hard to bear; everything noble in us rises up to resist. But have a supreme faith in God ; feel sure of his comprehensive ruling; apprehend that he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 94:12-13

A strange Beatitude. These verses contain more than this, but all they contain is linked on to this. Therefore consider— I. THE STRANGE BEATITUDE . "Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest." Wherein is the blessedness? We reply: 1 . Because of what such chastening often reveals . If he were not really a child of God, he would not endure it; he would start aside and rebel. An infidel told a minister of Christ, who has been stricken with total blindness, that if God served... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 94:12-19

The blessedness of the righteous . The psalmist proceeds to console and comfort himself by considering in how many ways the righteous man is blessed. 1 . God chastises him. 2 . God teaches him. 3 . God gives him a time of rest. 4 . God never forsakes him. 5 . God judges him righteously. 6 . God helps him against evil doers ( Psalms 94:16 , Psalms 94:17 ). 7 . God upholds him when he is in danger of falling. 8 . God inwardly comforts his soul. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 94:13

That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity . Trials and afflictions are means to an end, and the intended end is "rest" and peace. "There remaineth, therefore, a rest to the people of God" ( Hebrews 4:9 ). Until the pit be digged for the wicked (comp. Psalms 9:1 ; Psalms 35:7 , Psalms 35:8 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 94:14

For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance (comp. Deuteronomy 4:31 ; 1 Samuel 12:22 ; 1 Kings 6:13 ; Isaiah 41:17 ). However long God's chastisements continue (see Psalms 94:3 ), the faithful may be sure that God has not forsaken, and never will forsake, them, since "he forsaketh not his saints, but they are preserved forever" ( Psalms 37:28 ). The promise is made equally to the faithful individuals ("his saints") and to faithful Churches... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 94:15

But judgment shall return unto righteousness. "Judgment," i . e . God's actual award of good and evil upon the earth, which has seemed to be divorced from justice, while the ungodly have prospered and the pious been afflicted ( Psalms 94:3-6 ), shall in the end "return unto righteousness," i . e . once more, evidently, conform to it and coincide with it. And all the upright in heart shall follow it; i . e . "and then all honest hearted men shall recognize the fact, see... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 94:16

Who will rise up for me against the evil doers? or, who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? But meanwhile, until this happy time come, what is the condition of the godly? Are they not left a prey to the evil doers, at their mercy, without a champion? The answer is given in the next verse. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 94:17

Unless the Lord had been my Help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. No; they are not without a champion; Jehovah is their Help. It is a part of their blessedness ( Psalms 94:12 ), that they are preserved. in life and protected from the wicked, by God himself. Otherwise they "had soon dwelt in silence." Their soul had gone down to the pit, to the abyss of Sheol, the silent land (comp. Psalms 115:17 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 94:18

When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up. Another respect in which the godly, even though suffering affliction, are blessed. God upholds their tottering feet, and, when they are in danger, keeps them from falling. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 94:12

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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 94:14

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