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 from the days of adversity -- i:e., That thou mayest give him rest of mind, so as to be free from fear in the days of adversity. The promises in God's "law" (Psalms 94:12) remove all distress, murmuring and despondency from the godly in times when the cause of the ungodly seems to triumph (Psalms 112:8; Psalms 49:5, note: Luke 21:9; Luke 21:19).
Until the pit be dug for the wicked. The phrase, "the wicked" here explains who are "the pagan" meant in Psalms 94:10. The godly can well afford to be tranquil and patient until the day of righteous retributions. Psalms 37:31-34 is exactly parallel, 'The law of God in the heart' of the godly man, keeping him from slipping, so that he "waits on the Lord" until the day of recompenses, when the present depression of the godly and elevation of the ungodly shall be forever reversed (cf. 2 Thessalonians 1:4-10); where "rest" refers to the consummation of the "rest" spoken of here-the mental and partial rest of the godly here being hereafter about to be perfected in complete rest alike outward and inward.