Psalm 94

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 94:17

Unless the Lord had been my help ,.... Against her enemies, which were so many and mighty, and her friends so few and feeble, and having no heart to defend her cause; especially this will be the case at the time of the slaying of the witnesses; but the Lord will appear, and help her; the Spirit of life, from him, shall enter into them, and cause them to live again, and to ascend up to heaven; and shall destroy great numbers of their enemies, and the rest shall be frightened, and give glory... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 94:18

When I said, my foot slippeth ,.... There is no ground for me to stand upon; all is over with me; there is no hope nor help for me; I am just falling into ruin and destruction: such will be the desperate case of the church, at the time before referred to: thy mercy, O Lord, held me up ; the extremity of his people is the Lord's opportunity; then is his set time to arise, and have mercy on them; then mercy steps in, lays a solid ground and foundation for hope, and holds up in its arms a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 94:19

In the multitude of my thoughts within me ,.... The word for thoughts is used of branches of trees, thick and entwined, and so denotes perplexed and distressing thoughts; such as good men sometimes have concerning God; his awful and tremendous majesty; the perfections of his nature, particularly his power, purity, and holiness; concerning their relation to him, his presence with them, and good will towards them, which, because of their sins, they are ready to doubt of: thoughts concerning... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 94:20

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee ,.... Or "be joined with thee", be "partner with thee" F6 היחברך "an sociabitur tibi?" Cocceius, Gejerus; "num consociabitur?" Michaelis. , as antichrist affects to be; who may well be called "the throne of iniquity", since the dragon, the old serpent, and Satan, gave him his power, seat, or throne, and great authority: his coming is after the working of Satan, with all deceivableness of unrighteousness; he sits and enacts,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 94:21

They gather themselves together ,.... As "in troops" F8 יגודו "turmatim conveniunt", Vatablus, Piscator. , as the word signifies; in great armies; so the antichristian kings and states will, at the instigation of Popish emissaries; see Revelation 16:17 , against the soul of the righteous ; or "the life" of them; in order to take away their lives; to cut them off, root and branch, and destroy at once the whole interest of Christ; for it will be to make war with him, and them his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 94:22

But the Lord is my defence ,.... The defence of his church and people, of all the righteous, against those great armies of their enemies that gather together against them: the Targum, in the king's Bible is, "the Word of the Lord shall be my weapon:' and my God is the rock of my refuge ; to whom recourse is had for shelter from the enemy, and against which the gates of hell cannot prevail: both characters, rock and refuge, agree with Christ, the essential Word of the Lord. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 94:23

And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity ,.... The just punishment of it; or cause the mischief they designed to others to fall upon themselves; or make retaliation to them; that whereas they had drank the blood of the saints and martyrs of Jesus, blood should be given them to drink; or their own blood should be shed, Revelation 16:6 , the Jews F9 Seder Olam Rabba, c. 30. p. 92. say, that the Levites stood on their desks, and recited this passage, both at the precise time of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 94

An appeal to God against oppressors, Psalm 94:1-7 . Expostulations with the workers of iniquity, Psalm 94:8-11 . God's merciful dealings with his followers, Psalm 94:12-15 ; and their confidence in him, Psalm 94:16-19 . The punishment of the wicked foretold, Psalm 94:20-23 . This Psalm has no title either in the Hebrew or Chaldee. The Vulgate, Septuagint, Ethiopic, and Arabic, have "A Psalm of David, for the fourth day of the week;" but this gives us no information on which we can... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 94:1

O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth - God is the author of retributive justice, as well as of mercy. This retributive justice is what we often term vengeance, but perhaps improperly; for vengeance with us signifies an excitement of angry passions, in order to gratify a vindictive spirit, which supposes itself to have received some real injury; whereas what is here referred to is that simple act of justice which gives to all their due. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 94:2

Lift up thyself - Exert thy power. Render a reward to the proud - To the Babylonians, who oppress and insult us. read more

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