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Themes in Psalm 94

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Themes in Psalm 94

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Psalm 94:1 (show verse)

O Lord, God of

vengeance,

God of vengeance,

shine forth!

God » The incarnation of Christ, both a mystery and a revelation » Vengeance of
The judgment of babylon » The lord being judge
Vengeance » Vengeance belonging to the lord
Vengeance » Belongs to God

Psalm 94:2 (show verse)

Rise up, O Judge of the earth,

Render recompense to the proud.

The judgment of babylon » The lord being judge

Psalm 94:3 (show verse)

How long shall the wicked, O Lord,
How long shall the wicked exult?

Afflictions » Life tested by the lord » Sometimes prolonged
Iniquity » The workers of iniquity
Trials » Sometimes prolonged

Psalm 94:4 (show verse)

They pour forth words, they speak arrogantly;
All who do wickedness vaunt themselves.

Boasting » Spiritual
Iniquity » The workers of iniquity

Psalm 94:5 (show verse)

They crush Your people, O Lord,
And afflict Your heritage.

Iniquity » The workers of iniquity

Psalm 94:6 (show verse)

They slay the widow and the stranger
And murder the orphans.

Character » Of the wicked » Murderous
Character of the wicked » Murderous
Fatherless » The wicked » Murder
Iniquity » The workers of iniquity
Strangers in israel » The jews condemned for oppressing
Widow's » The wicked » Slay

Psalm 94:7 (show verse)

They have said, “The Lord does not see,

Nor does the God of Jacob pay heed.”

Iniquity » The workers of iniquity
Sin » The wicked » Expect impunity in

Psalm 94:8 (show verse)

Pay heed, you senseless among the people;
And when will you understand, stupid ones?

No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 94:9 (show verse)

He who planted the ear, does He not hear?
He who formed the eye, does He not see?

ears » God » Planted
Eyes » God » Formed
God » Hand of » Hearing of
Hearing » Careless, characteristics of » Divine, God attentive to the prayers of the saints

Psalm 94:10 (show verse)

He who

chastens the nations, will He not rebuke,

Even He who teaches man knowledge?

Chastisement » The lord chastening
Gentiles » Chastised by God
Man » God » Instructs

Psalm 94:11 (show verse)

The Lord

knows the thoughts of man,

That they are a mere breath.

Chastisement » The lord chastening
Evil » Confess Christ » Thoughts
Thoughts » Evil
Vanity » The thoughts of man are
Wisdom » The wisdom of the world

Psalm 94:12 (show verse)

Blessed is the man whom You chasten, O Lord,
And whom You teach out of Your law;

Afflictions » Chastisement, a mark of the father's love
Afflictions » Promises concerning » Divine care in sickness
the Blessed » Whom God chastens
Chastisement » Those whom the lord chastens
Condemnation » Chastisements are designed to rescue us from
Divine Promises » Divine care in sickness
God » Promises of characteristics of » Divine care in sickness
God's Promises » To the afflicted » Divine care in sickness
Happiness » Affliction of the righteous leads to
Reproof » God gives reproof to his own children
Trials » Chastisement, a mark of the father's love

Psalm 94:13 (show verse)

That You may grant him relief from the days of adversity,
Until a pit is dug for the wicked.

Condemnation » Chastisements are designed to rescue us from

Psalm 94:14 (show verse)

For the Lord will not abandon His people,
Nor will He forsake His inheritance.

Inheritance » The inheritance of the lord

Psalm 94:15 (show verse)

For

judgment will again be righteous,

And all the upright in heart will follow it.

No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 94:16 (show verse)

Who will stand up for me against evildoers?
Who will take his stand for me against those who do wickedness?

Evil doers » Warnings to
Evil » Doers » Warnings to

Psalm 94:17 (show verse)

If the Lord had not been my help,
My soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.

Help » The lord being your help

Psalm 94:18 (show verse)

If I should say, “My foot has slipped,”
Your lovingkindness, O Lord, will hold me up.

Feet » Illustrative » (sliding,) of yielding to temptation
Stumbling/slipping » The lord preventing you from slipping
Upholdment » The lord holding people up

Psalm 94:19 (show verse)

When my anxious thoughts multiply within me,
Your consolations delight my soul.

Consolation under Affliction » To the troubled in mind
Delighting in God » Saints' experience, in » The comforts of God

Psalm 94:20 (show verse)

Can a

throne of destruction be allied with You,

One which devises mischief by decree?

No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 94:21 (show verse)

They band themselves together against the life of the righteous
And condemn the innocent to death.

Blood » Innocent, allusions to the shedding of

Psalm 94:22 (show verse)

But the Lord has been my stronghold,
And my God the rock of my refuge.

Spiritual foundation » God as
God » Remember » Rock, a
Rock » God a
Rocks » Illustrative of » God as refuge of his people

Psalm 94:23 (show verse)

He has brought back their wickedness upon them
And will

destroy them in their evil;

The Lord our God will destroy them.

Punishment of the The Wicked » In this life by » Cutting off