Psalm 94:4

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 94:1-23

Psalms 94:0 God the judge of allThe psalmist, tired of the oppression caused by the proud and the wicked, calls for a fitting divine punishment on all those who oppose God and his ways (1-3). They brutally crush the poor and the helpless, thinking that God does not see them (4-7). How foolish of them. They forget that God is the one who made them. He knows what they are and what they do. He controls their destinies and will punish them for their wrongdoing (8-11).God does not desert the godly... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 94:4

iniquity. Hebrew ' aven . Same word as in verses: Psalms 94:16 , Psalms 94:23 ; not Psalms 94:20 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 94:4

WHAT THE WICKED WERE DOING"They prate; they speak arrogantly:All the workers of iniquity boast themselves.They break in pieces thy people, O Jehovah,And afflict thy heritage.They slay the widow and the sojourner,And murder the fatherless.And they say, Jehovah will not see,Neither will the God of Jacob consider."During the long reign of Manasseh, the Scriptures tell us that, "Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another" (2 Kings 21:16)."Throughout... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 94:1-7

1. A prayer for vengeance 94:1-7 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 94:1-23

Psalms 94This psalm, which begins as a national lament (Psalms 94:1-15) and ends as an individual lament (Psalms 94:16-23), calls on God to avenge the righteous whom the wicked oppress unjustly. It manifests faith in the justice of God. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 94:4-7

These verses contain the specific offenses of the wicked. They glorify themselves, afflict God’s people, and think God will not do anything to oppose them. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 94:1-23

This is a national Ps., written at a time when Israel was oppressed by foreign enemies. It may be connected either with the days of the exile or with some later period of national distress. The opening vv. appeal to God to show Himself as judge of the earth (Psalms 94:1-2). The misdeeds of the oppressors are next described (Psalms 94:3-7), and a rebuke is addressed to certain Israelites who were tempted to give up their faith in God (Psalms 94:8-11). The next vv. speak of the blessings of... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 94:4

(4) How long . . . and.—It is better to omit the italics, and render: They speak out of utter impudence: all evil-doers boast. The word rendered “boast” is by modern scholars connected with the Arabian title Emir, a “commander.” They make themselves out to be persons of distinction, or, perhaps, lord it over God’s people. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 94:1-23

Psalms 94:9-10 These verses assert that in due time God will act, for He cannot be otherwise than a God of knowledge, deep in whose heart counsels of inviolable righteousness lie hidden. He is always cognisant of what goes on in the world, and especially heedful of the cries and supplications of His own people. These acts of oppression, done to the fatherless and the widow, do not elude His notice. Drop by drop He counts the innocent blood that falls upon the green world He has made and bends... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 94:1-23

Psalms 94:1-23THE theme of God the Judge is closely allied to that of God the King, as other psalms of this group show, in which His coming to judge the world is the subject of rapturous praise. This psalm hymns Jehovah’s retributive sway, for which it passionately cries, and in which it confidently trusts. Israel is oppressed by insolent rulers, who have poisoned the fountains of justice, condemning the innocent, enacting unrighteous laws, and making a prey of all the helpless. These "judges... read more

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