Psalm 94:3 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 94:1-11

In these verses we have, I. A solemn appeal to God against the cruel oppressors of his people, Ps. 94:1, 2. This speaks terror enough to them, that they have the prayers of God's people against them, who cry day and night to him to avenge them of their adversaries; and shall he not avenge them speedily? Luke 18:3, 7. Observe here, 1. The titles they give to God for the encouraging of their faith in this appeal: O God! to whom vengeance belongeth; and thou Judge of the earth. We may with... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 94:3

Lord, how long shall the wicked ,.... The reign of antichrist is thought long by the saints, being the space of forty two months, or 1260 days or years and this tries the faith and patience of the church of Christ, Revelation 13:5 . how long shall the wicked triumph? in their prosperity, and in the ruins of the interest of Christ; the Targum is, "how long shall they sit in tranquillity, or prosperity?' the triumphing of the wicked may seem long, but it is but short, Job 20:5 ,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 94:3

How long shall the wicked triumph? - The wicked are often in prosperity; and this only shows us of how little worth riches are in the sight of God, when he bestows them on the most contemptible of mortals. But their time and prosperity have their bounds. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 94:3

Verse 3 3O Jehovah! how long shall the wicked? The Psalmist justifies himself in this verse for the fervent importunity which he showed in prayer. There was need of immediate help, when the wicked had proceeded to such an extent of audacity. The necessity of our case may justly embolden us in our requests, which must be all the more readily heard as they are reasonable; and here the Psalmist insists that his complaints were not without cause, nor originated in trifling reasons, but were... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 94:1-7

The cry for vengeance. Israel is suffering oppression—not, however, from foreign enemies, but from domestic tyrants ( Psalms 94:4-6 ). Innocent blood is shed; the widow and the orphan are trodden down. God, it is supposed, will not see or will not regard ( Psalms 94:7 ). The psalmist, therefore, cries out to God to manifest himself by taking signal vengeance on the evil doers ( Psalms 94:1 , Psalms 94:2 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 94:1-23

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 94:1-23

Divine retribution certain. The psalm may be distributed under the following heads. I. A PRAYER FOR THE PUNISHMENT OF WICKED OPPRESSORS . ( Psalms 94:1 , Psalms 94:2 .) Probably in anticipation of the Assyrian invasion. II. THE GROUND OF THE PRAYER — THE INSOLENT AND ATHEISTIC SPIRIT OF THEIR CRUEL WORK . ( Psalms 94:3-7 .) They murder the fatherless, and say, "Jehovah seeth not?" III. THE BLINDNESS AND CONTEMPT OF GOD ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 94:3

Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph? "How long?" is the continual cry of the psalmists to God, as it is of the souls under the altar ( Revelation 6:10 ; comp. above, Psalms 6:3 ; Psalms 13:1 , Psalms 13:2 ; Psalms 35:7 ; Psalms 74:10 ; Psalms 79:5 ; Psalms 89:46 ; Psalms 90:13 ). It is a cry of weakness and impatience, but has an element of faith in it, on which God looks with favour. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 94:3

The saint's perplexity at the triumph of sin. "Lord, how long?" etc. This question, which the inspired psalmist, in the anguish of his spirit, could not help putting, is not one of those which are solved by the lapse of time. Rather it grows more urgent. Thousands of years have rolled by since these words were written, and still the awful mystery confronts us which St. Paul so forcibly describes— sin reigning unto death . It is true that in each particular case "the triumphing of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 94:3

How long shall the wicked triumph? I. SUPPOSE THEY NEVER DID . 1 . Then the devil would be right when he asked, "Doth Job serve God for nought?" He meant to say that men serve God only from selfish, interested motives. 2 . Men would want to sin, though from fear they held back . The heart would remain unchanged, character would be the same. 3 . The essential discipline and test of the righteous would be destroyed . We are tested when, though we see the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 94:1-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 94:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 94:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 94:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 94:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 94:1-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 94:1-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 94:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 94:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 94:3

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