Psalm 94:5

5 HERR, sie zerschlagen dein Volk und plagen dein Erbe;

Psalm 94:5 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 94:5

They break in pieces thy people, O Lord
Not the Israelites, as Kimchi; but the church of Christ, by their anathemas, cruel edicts, and persecutions; by confiscating their goods, imprisoning their persons, putting them to cruel deaths; and by such means think to "wear out" the saints of the most High, the Lord's covenant and peculiar people; which is mentioned as an aggravation of their sin, and as an argument with the Lord to arise on their behalf:

and afflict thine heritage;
the church, styled God's heritage, ( 1 Peter 5:3 ) , whom the Lord has chosen for his inheritance; and are dear to him, as his portion, his jewels, and even as the apple of his eye; and yet these are afflicted all manner of ways by their persecuting enemies, as Israel was of old in Egypt.

Psalm 94:5 In-Context

3 HERR, wie lange sollen die Gottlosen, wie lange sollen die Gottlosen prahlen

4 und so trotzig reden, und alle Übeltäter sich so rühmen?

5 HERR, sie zerschlagen dein Volk und plagen dein Erbe;

6 Witwen und Fremdlinge erwürgen sie und töten die Waisen

7 und sagen: "Der HERR sieht's nicht, und der Gott Jakobs achtet's nicht."