Psalm 94

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 94:7

Yet they say, the Lord shall not see ,.... The blood they shed, the murders they commit, the mischief they do, the wickedness they are guilty of, so flattering themselves with impunity; such atheism reigns at Rome, but God sees all their abominations, and he will let them know one day that he does behold them; see Psalm 10:10 , neither shall the God of Jacob regard it ; the same as before; this title of "the God of Jacob" may be considered either as put in by the psalmist, as an... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 94:8

Understand, ye brutish among the people ,.... Or the most brutish and stupid of all people; especially that profess themselves to be the people of God, or Christians, as the Papists do; and who seem to be the persons here addressed: "brutish"; to murder the servants of the Lord, and drink their blood, till inebriated with it; stupid to the last degree to think that hereby they did God good service: hence the pope, the head of them, is represented both in his secular and ecclesiastical power... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 94:9

He that planted the ear ,.... In the human body, with so much art and skill, in so convenient a place, so capacious of receiving sounds, and fitted it with organs suited for such a purpose: shall he not hear ? the atheism spoke in the heart, in the actions and by the mouths of such blasphemers of him; the hard speeches spoken against his Son, his person and offices; and against his Spirit, his being, and operations; and against his people, the saints of the most High; in short, all those... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 94:10

He that chastiseth the Heathen ,.... As he did the old world, by bringing a flood upon it, and sweeping away its inhabitants at once; and Sodom and Gomorrah, by raining fire and brimstone upon them, and consuming them from off the earth; and the old inhabitants of Canaan, by ejecting them out of their land for their abominations, with other similar instances: shall he not correct ? such audacious wretches, guilty of such atrocious crimes, such horrid murders, and gross atheism? certainly... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 94:11

The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man ,.... He not only hears their words, and sees their actions; but he knows their thoughts, the secret thoughts of their hearts, though he is afar off from them, and, they from him; he is the searcher of the hearts and trier of the reins of the children of men; see Psalm 139:2 , and so is Christ, who is the omniscient God, and is the Jehovah all along spoken to and of in this psalm; he knows the thoughts of men, and is a critical discerner of them, ... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 94:12

Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord ,.... Much more happy now, and hereafter, than the proud insulting persecutor of him; he is chastened of the Lord, that he might not be condemned with the world; he is chastened not in wrath, but in love; not with the chastisement of a cruel one, nor indeed of a magistrate nor a master; but of a tenderhearted father, who always does it for his profit and advantage, and therefore is he "blessed", or happy; for these chastenings are tokens of... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 94:13

That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity ,.... Or "evil" F3 רע "mali", Pagninus, Montanus, Piscator, Cocceius, Gejerus, Michaelis. ; or "in the evil days", as the Arabic version; for through teaching men under afflictions, they become tranquil and quiet in them; they yield the peaceable fruits of righteousness to them; such men patiently bear them; and quietly submit to the will of God in them, and are still, and know that he is God, that does all things well and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 94:14

For the Lord will not cast off his people ,.... The people whom he has foreknown, his chosen people, whether among Jews or Gentiles, Romans 11:1 , his covenant people, whom he has given to Christ, and who are redeemed by his blood, and called by his Spirit and grace: these, though he may not arise immediately for their help; though he may withdraw his presence from them for a time, may afflict them, and suffer them to be afflicted by others, Psalm 94:5 , he will not cast them off, at... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 94:15

But judgment shall return unto righteousness ,.... Which may be understood either of the judgment and righteousness of God, which seemed to be parted, and stand at a distance from each other; his conduct and government of the world from his justice; the righteous being persecuted and afflicted, and wicked men suffered to prosper; which sometimes makes it difficult to reconcile the judgment of God, or his government of the world, to his justice; see Jeremiah 12:1 , but as this has been made... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 94:16

Who will rise up for me against the evildoers ?.... These are the words of the psalmist, representing the church of God, under sore persecutions from the antichristian party; called "evildoers", because of their thefts, murders, idolatries, sorceries, and all manner of wickedness committed by them, Revelation 9:21 , intimating that she had looked all around her, and could not observe any that she could hope for assistance from, to fight her battles for her with the enemy, and deliver her... read more

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