Psalms 94:9-19

9 (93-9) He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? or he that formed the eye, doth he not consider?

10 (93-10) He that chastiseth nations, shall he not rebuke: he that teacheth man knowledge?

11 (93-11) The Lord knoweth the thoughts of men, that they are vain.

12 (93-12) Blessed is the man whom thou shalt instruct, O Lord: and shalt teach him out of thy law.

13 (93-13) That thou mayst give him rest from the evil days: till a pit be dug for the wicked.

14 (93-14) For the Lord will not cast off his people: neither will he forsake his own inheritance.

15 (93-15) Until justice be turned into judgment: and they that are near it are all the upright in heart.

16 (93-16) Who shall rise up for me against the evildoers? or who shall stand with me against the workers of iniquity?

17 (93-17) Unless the Lord had been my helper, my soul had almost dwelt in hell.

18 (93-18) If I said: My foot is moved: thy mercy, O Lord, assisted me.

19 (93-19) According to the multitude of my sorrows in my heart, thy comforts have given joy to my soul.

Psalms 94:9-19 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 94

Some, 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 version say it was composed to be sung on the fourth day of the week, on which day the Talmudists say it was sung; see the argument of the preceding psalm. This psalm and others, that go before and follow, are without any title in the Hebrew Bible: the title of it in the Syriac version is,

``a Psalm of David, concerning the company of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram; but spiritually, concerning the persecution against the church;''

not of the oppression of the Israelites in Egypt, as some; nor of the Jews in their present exile, as Kimchi; but rather of the people of God under the tyranny of antichrist; who are represented as complaining of his insults and cruelty, and as comforting themselves in the hopes of deliverance, and in the view of his destruction.