Psalms 94:1, The prophet, calling for justice, complains of tyranny and impiety; Psalms 94:8, He teaches God’s providence; Psalms 94:12, He shews the blessedness of affliction; Psalms 94:16, God is the defender of the afflicted.
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Psalms 94 — OverviewPsalms 94 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis psalm was penned when the church of God was under hatches,
oppressed and persecuted; and it is an appeal to God, as the judge of
heaven and earth, and an address to him, to appear for his people
against…Psalms 94 — OverviewPsalms 94 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleSome, as Jarchi and others, think this psalm was written by Moses; others, with greater probability, assign it to David; as do the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions; and which all but the Syriac…Psalms 94:1-11Psalms 94:1-11 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn these verses we have,
I. A solemn appeal to God against the cruel oppressors of his people,
v. 1, 2. This speaks terror enough to them, that they have the prayers
of God's people against them, who cry day and…Psalms 94:1Psalms 94:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryO Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth (comp. Deuteronomy 32:35, "To me belongeth vengeance and recompence;" and Jeremiah 51:56, where God is called "the Lord God of reeompences," as he is here—literally—"the Lord God…Psalms 94:1Psalms 94:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryA God of vengeances.
Aglen, in Ellicott's 'Commentary,' proposes to render, "God of retributions, Jehovah, God of retributions, shine forth." The idea in the term "vengeances" would be better expressed by the term…Psalms 94:1-7Psalms 94:1-7 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe 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…