Bible Commentary

But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it. 15. But ] Or as R.V. For. Judgement will again be justice: i.e. its administration will once more be conducted upon principles of equity, when those who now pervert it are destroyed; and all true-hearted men will attach themselves to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 94:15”

For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance. 14. That day will come, for Jehovah cannot finally abandon His persecuted people ( Psa 94:5). Cp. 1Sa 12:22; Jer 12:7; Rom 11:1-2. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges For the Lord will not cast off his people … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 94:14”

That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked. That thou mayest give him rest – Mayest make his mind quiet and calm; mayest save him from murmuring, from despondency, from impatience, by just confidence in thee, and in thy government. From the days of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 94:13”

Blessed [is] the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law; 12, 13. Happy the man whom thou instructest, Jah, And teachest out of thy law, To give him rest from the days of evil, Until a pit be dug for the wicked. Israel, as well as the nations ( … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 94:12”

The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they [are] vanity. 11. The positive answer to the self-delusion of the wicked and the doubts of the faithless. Jehovah not only sees their works, but knows their very thoughts. that they are vanity ] So the LXX, quoted by St Paul in 1Co 3:20, with the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 94:11”

He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, [shall not he know]? 10. He that instructeth the nations, shall not he rebuke?] The word rendered chastiseth in A.V. includes the ideas of instruction, admonition, discipline, chastisement (LXX , Vulg. qui corripit, Jer. qui erudit). That rendered correct means to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 94:10”

He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? 9. It is absurd to suppose that the Creator of the organs of sense does not Himself possess faculties corresponding to them. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges He that planted the ear – He … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 94:9”

Understand, ye brutish among the people: and [ye] fools, when will ye be wise? 8. Understand ] Consider. Those Israelites are addressed who lack the spiritual discernment to realise that in spite of the temporary triumph of the wicked Jehovah still rules (Psa 92:6; Psa 73:22). when will ye be wise?] When will ye understand? … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 94:8”

Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard [it]. 7. And they say, Jah doth not see, Neither doth the God of Jacob consider. They proclaim their contempt for Israel’s God as one who is either ignorant of the sufferings of His people or indifferent to them (Psa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 94:7”

They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless. 6. A proverbial expression for inhumanity and treachery. They do not scruple to murder the most defenceless, and those whose lives, by the traditions of Semitic hospitality, should have been inviolable. “From the earliest times of Semitic life the lawlessness of the desert has … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 94:6”