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94:1 O Lord <03068>, the God <0410> who avenges <05360>! O God <0410> who avenges <05360>, reveal <03313> your splendor <03313>! 94:2 Rise up <05375>, O judge <08199> of the earth <0776>! Pay back <07725> the proud <01343>! 94:3 O Lord <03068>, how <04970> long <05704> will the wicked <07563>, how <04970> long <05704> will the wicked <07563> celebrate <05937>? 94:4 They spew <05042> out threats and speak <01696> defiantly <06277>; all <03605> the evildoers <06466> boast <0205>. 94:5 O Lord <03068>, they crush <01792> your people <05971>; they oppress <06031> the nation that belongs to you <05159>. 94:6 They kill <02026> the widow <0490> and the one residing outside his native land <01616>, and they murder <07523> the fatherless <03490>. 94:7 Then they say <0559>, “The Lord <03050> does not <03808> see <07200> this; the God <0430> of Jacob <03290> does not <03808> take notice <0995> of it.” 94:8 Take notice <0995> of this, you ignorant <01197> people <05971>! You fools <03684>, when <04970> will you ever understand <07919>? 94:9 Does the one who makes <05193> the human ear <0241> not <03808> hear <08085>? Does the one who forms <03335> the human eye <05869> not <03808> see <05027>? 94:10 Does the one who disciplines <03256> the nations <01471> not <03808> punish <03198>? He is the one who imparts <03925> knowledge <01847> to human beings <0120>! 94:11 The Lord <03068> knows <03045> that <03588> peoples <0120>’ thoughts <04284> are morally bankrupt <01892>. 94:12 How blessed <0835> is the one <01397> whom <0834> you instruct <03256>, O Lord <03050>, the one whom you teach <03925> from your law <08451>, 94:13 in order to protect <03738> him from times <03117> of trouble <07451>, until <05704> the wicked <07563> are destroyed <07845>. 94:14 Certainly <03588> the Lord <03068> does not <03808> forsake <05203> his people <05971>; he does not <03808> abandon <05800> the nation that belongs to him <05159>. 94:15 For <03588> justice <04941> will prevail <07725> <06664>, and all <03605> the morally upright <03820> <03477> will be vindicated <0310>. 94:16 Who <04310> will rise <06965> up to defend me against <05973> the wicked <07489>? Who <04310> will stand <03320> up for me against <05973> the evildoers <0205> <06466>? 94:17 If <03884> the Lord <03068> had not helped <05833> me, I would have laid down <07931> in the silence <01745> of death. 94:18 If <0518> I say <0559>, “My foot <07272> is slipping <04131>,” your loyal love <02617>, O Lord <03068>, supports <05582> me. 94:19 When worries <08312> threaten <07130> to overwhelm <07230> me, your soothing touch <08575> makes <08173> me <05315> happy <08173>. 94:20 Cruel <01942> rulers <03678> are not your allies <02266>, those who make <03335> oppressive <05999> laws <02706>. 94:21 They conspire <01413> against <05921> the blameless <06662> <05315>, and condemn <07561> to death <01818> the innocent <05355>. 94:22 But the Lord <03068> will protect <04869> me, and my God <0430> will shelter <04268> me. 94:23 He will pay <07725> them back <07725> for <05921> their sin <0205>. He will destroy <06789> them because of their evil <07451>; the Lord <03068> our God <0430> will destroy <06789> them.

• Psa 94:1-23 -- Psalm 94

• Afflictions and Adversities

  [nave] AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Benefits of; Benefits of, Illustrated; Consolation in; Deliverance from; Design of; Despondency in; Dispe...
  

• God

  [nave] GOD. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Access to; Compassion of; Creator; Creator of Mankind; Eternity of; Faithfulness of; Fatherhood of; Favor of; Foreknowledge of; Glory of; Goodness of...
  

• Wicked

  [nave] WICKED Compared with: Abominable branches, Isa. 14:19; ashes under the feet, Mal. 4:3; bad fishes, Matt. 13:48; beasts, Psa. 49:12; 2 Pet. 2:12; the blind, Zeph. 1:17; Matt. 15:14; bronze and iron, Jer. 6:28; Ezek. 22:18; br...
  

• Faith

  [nave] FAITH. 2 Sam. 22:31; Psa. 5:11; Psa. 7:1; Psa. 9:9, 10; Psa. 18:30; Psa. 32:10; Psa. 33:18, 19; Psa. 34:8, 22 vs. 1-8;; Psa. 2:12. Psa. 36:7; Psa. 40:4; Psa. 64:10; Psa. 78:7 vs. 5-7.; Psa. 84:5, 12; Psa. 112:5, 7, 8; Psa. ...
  

• Infidelity

  [nave] INFIDELITY. Gen. 3:1 v. 4.; Ex. 5:2; Ex. 14:11 v. 12;; Ex. 16:3, 7; Num. 14:27-34; 16:41; 21:5. Ex. 17:7; Num. 15:30 v. 31.; Deut. 29:19, 20 v. 21.; Deut. 32:15; 1 Kin. 20:28; 1 Kin. 22:24; 2 Kin. 2:23 v. 24.; 2 Chr. 30:6, ...
  

• Grace of God

  [nave] GRACE OF GOD. Gen. 15:6; Gen. 20:6; Deut. 7:6-9; Deut. 9:4-6; Job 10:12; Job 22:2, 3; Psa. 94:17-19; Psa. 138:3; Psa. 143:11; Dan. 9:18; Dan. 10:18, 19; John 6:44, 45; John 17:11, 12, 15; Acts 4:29, 30; Acts 26:22; Rom. 3:2...
  

• OMNISCIENCE

  [isbe] OMNISCIENCE - om-nish'-ens: The term does not occur in Scripture, either in its nominal or in its adjectival form. 1. Words and Usage: In the Old Testament it is expressed in connection with such words as da'ath, binah, tebh...
  

• Blessing

  [nave] BLESSING For blessing before eating, See: Prayer, Thanksgiving Before Taking Food. See also Benedictions. Responsive Blessings of the Law Deut. 28:1-14 For the responsive Curses of the law, See: Curse. Divine, Contingent...
  

• Chastisement

  [nave] CHASTISEMENT. From God Lev. 26:28; Deut. 11:2-9; 2 Sam. 7:14, 15; 2 Chr. 6:24-31; 2 Chr. 7:13, 14; Job 5:17; Job 33:19; Psa. 6:1 Psa. 38:1. Psa. 73:14; Psa. 89:32; Psa. 94:12, 13; Psa. 106:41-44; Psa. 107:17-31; Psa. 118:1...
  

• Evildoers

  [nave] EVILDOERS 1 Sam. 24:13; 2 Sam. 3:39; Job 8:20; 34:8, 22; Psa. 14:4, 6; 26:5; 36:12; 53:4; 59:2; 64:2; 92:7, 9; 94:4, 16; 101:8; 119:115; 125:5; 141:4, 5, 9; Prov. 21:15; Isa. 1:4; 31:2; Jer. 23:14; Hos. 10:9; Mal. 3:15; 4:1;...
  

• Homicide

  [nave] HOMICIDE. Accidental Ex. 21:13, 28-32; Num. 35:11-15, 22-28, 32 Deut. 4:41-43; 19:1-10. Josh. 20:1-9 Felonious or Murder: Gen. 4:9-11 v. 12.; Gen. 9:5, 6; Gen. 49:7; Ex. 20:13 Deut. 5:17; Rom. 13:9. Ex. 21:29-32; Num. 35...
  

• Temptation

  [nave] TEMPTATION. Gen. 3:1-13; Gen. 20:6; Ex. 34:12 vs. 13-16.; Deut. 7:25; Deut. 8:11-14, 17, 18; Deut. 13:3; 1 Chr. 21:1; 2 Chr. 32:30, 31; Psa. 119:165; Prov. 1:10-17; Prov. 2:10-12, 16; Prov. 4:14, 15; Prov. 5:6-21; Prov. 6:2...
  

• Sin

  [nave] SIN. Index of Sub-Topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to, Defining, and Illustrating; Confession of; Consequences of, Entailed Upon Children; Conviction of; Forgiveness of; Fruits of; Kn...
  

• Rulers

  [nave] RULERS Appointed and removed by God. See: Government, God in. Chastised, Dan. 4. See: Nation. Monarchical, See: Kings. Patriarchal, Gen. 27:29, 37. Instances of Nimrod, Gen. 10:8-10. Abraham, Gen. 14:13-24; 17:6; 21:2...
  

• Righteous

  [nave] RIGHTEOUS. Index of Sub-Topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Contrasted with the Wicked; Described; Promises to, Expressed or Implied. Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics Compared with: The sun, Judg. 5:31; Matt. 13:43; sta...
  

• Wisdom

  [isbe] WISDOM - wiz'-dum: 1. Linguistic 2. History 3. Religious Basis 4. Ideals 5. Teaching of Christ 6. Remainder of the New Testament (1) James (2) Paul 7. Hypostasis LITERATURE 1. Linguistic: In the Revised Version (British and ...
  [nave] WISDOM Of Joseph, Gen. 41:16, 25-39; Acts 7:10. Of Moses, Acts 7:22. Of Bezaleel, Ex. 31:3-5; 35:31-35; 36:1. Of Aholiab, Ex. 31:6; 35:34, 35; 36:1; of other skilled artisans, Ex. 36:2; of women, Ex. 35:26. Of Hiram, 1 K...
  

• Blindness

  [nave] BLINDNESS Disqualified for priestly office, Lev. 21:18. Of animals, disqualified for a sacrifice, Lev. 22:22; Deut. 15:21; Mal. 1:8. Miraculously inflicted upon the Sodomites, Gen. 19:11; Syrians, 2 Kin. 6:18-23; Saul of T...
  

• DUMAH

  [ebd] silence, (comp. Ps. 94:17), the fourth son of Ishmael; also the tribe descended from him; and hence also the region in Arabia which they inhabited (Gen. 25:14; 1 Chr. 1:30). There was also a town of this name in Judah (Josh....
  [isbe] DUMAH - du'-ma (dumah, "silence"): This word occurs in the Old Testament with the following significations: (1) the land of silence or death, the grave (Ps 94:17; 115:17); (2) a town in the highlands of Judah between Hebron ...
  

• JUSTICE

  [isbe] JUSTICE - jus'-tis (tsedhaqah; tsedheq; dikaiosune): The original Hebrew and Greek words are the same as those rendered "righteousness." This is the common rendering, and in about half the cases where we have "just" and "jus...
  

• Prayer

  [nave] PRAYER. Index of Sub-topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Answer to, Promised; Answered, Instances of Answered; Confession in; Importunity in, Instances of Importunity in; Intercessor...
  

• Psalms 94: How Long Will the Wicked Be Jubilant?

  

• [Psa 94:1] O Lord, Thou Judge

  O Lord, Thou Judge of all the earth, To Whom all vengeance doth belong, Arise and show Thy glory forth, Requite the proud, condemn the wrong. How long, O Lord, in boastful pride Shall wicked men triumphant stand? How long shall they afflict thy saints And scorn Thy wrath, Thy dreadful hand? The widow and the fatherless They slay, and helpless strangers smite; The faithful God they do not fear, They say the Lord will not requite. Be wise, ye fools and brutish men; Shall not He see Who formed the eye? Shall not He hear Who formed the ear, And judge, who reigneth, God most high? The Lord will judge in righteousness, From Him all truth and knowledge flow; The foolish thoughts of wicked men, How vain they are the Lord doth know. That man is blest whom Thou, O Lord, With chastening hand dost teach Thy will, For in the day when sinners fall That man in peace abideth still. The Lord will not cast off His own, Nor His inheritance forsake; Just judgment shall at length prevail, And upright hearts shall courage take. Who will arise for my defense Against the wicked in the land? Against iniquity and wrong What main for me will valiant stand? Unless the Lord had been my Help, My life had quickly passed away; But when my foot had almost slipped, O Lord, Thy mercy was my stay. Amid the doubts that fill my mind Thy comforts, Lord, bring joy to me; Can wickedness, though throned in might, Have fellowship, O Lord, with Thee? The wicked, in their might arrayed, Against the righteous join their power, But to the Lord I flee for help, He is my Refuge and my Tower. Our God, the Refuge of His saints, Will fight against iniquity; Avenger of the innocent The Lord omnipotent will be.

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• [Psa 94:19] Thou Lovely Source Of True Delight

  Thou lovely Source of true delight, Whom I unseen adore; Unveil Thy beauties to my sight, That I may love Thee more. Thy glory o’er creation shines; But in Thy sacred Word, I read in fairer, brighter lines, My bleeding, dying Lord. ’Tis here, whene’er my comforts droop, And sins and sorrows rise, Thy love with cheerful beams of hope, My fainting heart supplies. Jesus, my Lord, my Life, my Light, O come with blissful ray; Break radiant through the shades of night, And chase my fears away. Then shall my soul with rapture trace The wonders of Thy love; But the full glories of Thy face Are only known above.

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• [Psa 94:19] Thought Of God, The

  One thought I have, my ample creed, So deep it is and broad, And equal to my every need— It is the thought of God. Each morn unfolds some fresh surprise, I feast at life’s full board; And rising in my inner skies Shines forth the thought of God. At night my gladness is my prayer; I drop my daily load, And every care is pillowed there Upon the thought of God. I ask not far before to see, But take in trust my road; Life, death, and immortality Are in my thought of God. To this their secret strength they owed The martyr’s path who trod; The fountains of their patience flowed From out their thought of God. Be still the light upon my way, My pilgrim staff and rod, My rest by night, my strength by day O blessèd thought of God.

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• [Psa 94:22] Sweetly Resting

  In the rifted Rock I’m resting; Safely sheltered, I abide. There no foes nor storms molest me, While within the cleft I hide. Refrain Now I’m resting, sweetly resting, In the cleft once made for me. Jesus, blessèd Rock of Ages, I will hide myself in Thee. Long pursued by sin and Satan, Weary, sad, I longed for rest. Then I found this heav’nly shelter, Opened in my Savior’s breast. Refrain Peace which passeth understanding, Joy the world can never give, Now in Jesus I am finding; In His smiles of love I live. Refrain In the rifted Rock I’ll hide me Till the storms of life are past; All secure in this blest refuge, Heeding not the fiercest blast. Refrain

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• [Psa 94:22] When Thickly Beat The Storms Of Life

  When thickly beat the storms of life, And heavy is the chastening rod, The soul, beyond the waves of strife, Views the eternal Rock—her God. What hope dispels the spirit’s gloom, When sinking ’neath affliction’s shock? Faith, through the vista of the tomb, Points to the everlasting Rock. Is there a man who cannot see That joy and grief are from above? O let him humbly bend the knee, And own his Father’s chastening love. Hope, grace, and truth, with gentle hand, Shall lead a bleeding Savior’s flock, And show them, in the promised land, The shelter of th’eternal Rock.

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• Is Trouble Sent As a Punishment?
  The Bible does not teach that all trouble comes from God as a punishment. It recognizes the fact that trouble is in the world, and, while it has some very definite things to say about it, it does not attempt to give a complet...

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