“ Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almostc dwelt in silence. ”
Unless the Lord had been my help - At the time referred to. If I had not had a God to whom I could have gone - if my mind had not been directed to him - if I had not actually found him a refuge a...
Unless the LORD [had been] my (k) help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. (k) He complains of them who would not help him to resist the enemies, yet was assured that God's help would not fail.
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...
soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13. almost . quickly. See note on Proverbs 5:14 . dwelt in silence. Figure of speech Euphemy (App-6), for dying.
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. Unless the Lord had been my help - Had not God in a strange manner supported us while under his chastising hand, we had been u...
Who will rise up for me? &c.— Who will stand up for me against the evil-doers? Who will rank himself on my side against the dealers in vanity [ the practisers of idolatry ] ? —Ver. 17. If th...
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence - my soul was within a little of having had silenc...
This is a national Ps., written at a time when Israel was oppressed by foreign enemies. It may be connected either with the days of the exile or with some later period of national distress. The openi...
In silence — i.e. , of the grave, as in Psalms 31:17 .
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....
the Lord Our Defense against Evil-Doers Psalms 94:6-23 Let us ponder all the great things that God will do for them that trust Him. He planted the ear, and will detect the sigh, sob, or broken...
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...
The Psalmist is looking round for help or assistance against the common enemy; but finding none, he looks to the Lord. It is blessed to be stripped of all creature-help and creature-confidence, that...
Unless the Lord had been my help ,.... Against her enemies, which were so many and mighty, and her friends so few and feeble, and having no heart to defend her cause; especially this will be the cas...
Unless the LORD [had been] my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. Ver. 17. Unless the Lord had been my help ] He loveth to help at a pinch; he usually reserveth his hand for a dead lift. Se...
Comfort to Suffering Saints; God the Defence of His People. 12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O L ORD , and...
In the place of silence, to wit, the grave. Compare Job 3:17,18 Psa 88:12 115:17 .
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Against Tyrants in the Church. The psalmist, whose name is not given, appeals to God in view of the oppression of the adversaries, who included not only the enemies from without, but also the tyra...
2 Corinthians 1:8-10 ; 2 Timothy 4:16 ; 2 Timothy 4:17 ; John 16:32 ; Psalms 115:17 ; Psalms 13:3 ; Psalms 31:17 ; Psalms 118:13 ; Psalms 124:1 ; Psalms 124:2 ; Psalms 125:1 ; Psalms 142:...
Dwelt — In the place of silence, the grave.