Psalm 94
This psalm is the call of the remnant that the wicked shall be judged. Fullest confidence in God is seen throughout. He is the God of vengeances, the Judge of the earth, but also the high tower and the rock of refuge for the righteous.
In verse 13 of Psalm 90 is the same “How long” as in verse 3 of this psalm, and Revelation 6:1010And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? (Revelation 6:10) has it too. It is the earnest and urgent asking of God by His saints, that long deserved punishment shall be meted out to the rebellious, and, that blessing may abound in the earth. All is laid before Him that He may act according to His own glory, so it is not “us”, but “Thy people”, “Thine inheritance” that suffer at the hands of the wicked (verse 5).
The weak and defenseless (verse 6) are oppressed by the workers of iniquity; so it has ever been since man turned away from God to his own way. Verses 8 to 11 are addressed to the unbelievers in Israel. It might seem to them that God, because He has not interfered openly with the course of things, does not concern Himself with the world, will not punish the wicked; but “He that planted the ear, shall He not hear? He that formed the eye, shall He not see? He that instructeth the nations, shall He not correct?”
In verses 12 to 15 are weighty words regarding the trials of the godly. Blessed are they whom God chastens, and whom He teaches out of His Word (verse 12); yielding up their wills to Him, looking to Him to guide and keep them, they are given rest from the days of evil until the pit be digged for the wicked. Judgment shall return unto righteousness; they have been far apart; see for example judgment in Pilate, and righteousness in Jesus, in Luke 23.
The godly, in verses 16 to 23, express their dependence upon God in the trials and anxieties of life. He had been their help (verse 17); their sustainer when in danger (verse 18), and their comforter in deepest anxiety (verse 19).
What of the throne of wickedness, shall it be united to God? (verse 20) The last verse gives the answer: He will bring upon them their iniquity, and will cut them off in their own evil. God will never compromise with evil.
ML 06/21/1931