Psalms 94:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ O LORD God,a to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself. ”

Psalms 94:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth ... - Margin, God of revenges The idea is, that it pertains to God to take vengeance, or to punish for crimes. See the notes at Romans 12:19 . The appeal...
Psalms 94:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

O LORD God, to whom (a) vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, (b) shew thyself. (a) Whose office it is to take vengeance on the wicked. (b) Show by effect that you are judge of t...
Psalms 94:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XCIV. A Prayer for Vengeance on Oppressive Rulers and for Deliverance from them. Psalms 94:1-6 . The wickedness of the arrogant. The bad rulers here are evidently Jews. They are oppressors, not i...
Psalms 94:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4. GOD. Hebrew El. App-4. Note the Figure of speech Anaphora (App-6) in this verse. shew Thyself . shine forth.
Psalms 94:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 O Jehovah! God of vengeances We know that the Jews were surrounded by many neighbors who were not well affected towards them, and were thus incessantly subject to the assaults and oppressi...
Psalms 94:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself. O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth - God is the author of retributive justice, as well as of mercy. Thi...
Psalms 94:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The prophet, calling for justice, complaineth of tyranny and impiety: he teacheth God's providence: he sheweth the blessedness of affliction. God is the defender of the afflicted. THE later Greek...
Psalms 94:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself. Psalms 94:1-23 -Prayer for Yahweh's appearing as Judge to execute vengeance on the proud ( Psalms 9...
Psalms 94:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Shew thyself] RV 'Shine forth.'
Psalms 94:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The original is far more striking in its conciseness. God of retributions, Jehovah, God of retributions shine forth. The emphatic repetition of a phrase is a feature of this psalm. (See Psalms 94:...
Psalms 94:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 94:1-23 THE theme of God the Judge is closely allied to that of God the King, as other psalms of this group show, in which His coming to judge the world is the subject of rapturous praise....
Psalms 94:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Lord Who Ruleth over All Psalms 93:1-5 ; Psalms 94:1-5 It is thought that these two psalms date from the Assyrian invasion in Hezekiah's time, and that the psalmist compares the strength o...
Psalms 94:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The placing of this song immediately after the one which sets forth the fact of the enthronement of Jehovah is remarkable. It creates a contrast, while it suggests a continuity of ideas. The contrast...
Psalms 94:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS It should seem that, this Psalm was composed at a time when the church was oppressed, and the enemy triumphed; and silence at a throne of grace proved a sharp exercise to the people. The su...
Psalms 94:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth ,.... As it does to God, and to him only; not to Heathen deities, one of which has the name of Vengeance given it, Acts 28:4 , nor to Satan, the enemy and av...
Psalms 94:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself. Ver. 1. O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth ] Heb. Jehovah, God of revenges; so Jeremiah 51:56 , "...
Psalms 94:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

O God, to whom vengeance belongeth To whom, as the supreme Judge of the world, the patron and protector of the righteous, and the declared enemy of all wickedness and wicked men, and to whom alone...
Psalms 94:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Appeal to God against Persecutors; The Folly of Atheists and Oppressors. 1 O L ORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O...
Psalms 94:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

PSALM 94 THE ARGUMENT The matter of this Psalm plainly declares the occasion of it to be the oppressions and persecutions of God's people by wicked and cruel tyrants and enemies, against whom he pr...
Psalms 94:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “There is no superscription to this Psalm. There is no indication of its authorship, of the period at which it was written, or of the circumstances to which it refers. There are many of...
Psalms 94:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Let us read this evening the ninety-fourth Psalm, and may the Spirit of God instruct us while we read it! Psalms 94:1 . O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth,...
Psalms 94:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This psalm was written under great oppression, in a time of war, but it bears no marks of being written in Babylon, for then they had no hope to rise against the wicked: Psalms 94:16 . Psalms 94:6...
Psalms 94:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth. .. show Thyself. Persecutors and their victims I. The awful condition of the wicked persecutor. The persecutors referred to ( Psalms 94:1-10 ) are repre...
Psalms 94:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS psalm is primarily ( Psalms 94:1-19 ) a "cry for vengeance on Israel's oppressors, passing into an appeal for more faith to God's own people" (Cheyne). In the latter half ( Psa...
Psalms 94:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, show Thyself. The statement yielding all judicial power to the Lord alone is followed by the request that He should shine...
Psalms 94:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Thessalonians 1:8 ; Deuteronomy 32:35 ; Deuteronomy 32:41 ; Deuteronomy 32:42 ; Hebrews 10:30 ; Isaiah 35:4 ; Isaiah 59:17 ; Jeremiah 50:28 ; Nahum 1:2 ; Psalms 80:1 ; Romans 12:19

Psalms 94:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 94:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 94:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 94:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 94:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 94:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 94:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 94:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 94:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 94:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 94:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 94:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 94:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 94:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 94:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 94:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 94:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 94:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 94:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 94:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 94:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 94:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 94:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 94:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 94:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 94:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge