the throne of iniquity: i.e. the throne which administers injustice.
iniquity. Hebrew. havvah = cupidity. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6, for the injustice produced by desire for gain.
mischief Hebrew. 'amal. App-44.
Verse Psalms 94:20. _SHALL THE THRONE OF INIQUITY_] No wicked king, judge, or magistrate shall ever stand in thy presence. No countenance shall such have from thy grace or providence. _WHICH FRAMETH...
SHALL THE THRONE OF INIQUITY - The throne established in iniquity; or, sustaining iniquity. The allusion is probably to what was referred to in the former part of the psalm - the powers that were spre...
PSALM 94-100 Psalms 94 Prayer for the Execution of the Vengeance of God _ 1. The Prayer on account of the enemy (Psalms 94:1)_ 2. Expostulation with the wicked (Psalms 94:8) 3. The comfort of the...
XCIV. A PRAYER FOR VENGEANCE ON OPPRESSIVE RULERS AND FOR DELIVERANCE FROM THEM. Psalms 94:1. The wickedness of the arrogant. The bad rulers here are evidently Jews. They are oppressors, not invaders...
SHALL THE THRONE OF INIQUITY, &C.— _Shall the throne of iniquity be favoured by thee, which giveth a sanction to grievances by its edicts?_ that is, "Shall the tribunal which is erected by our invader...
Psalms 92-97 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A Service of Song for a Sabbath Day. ANALYSIS Psalms 92: Personal SongProbably by a King. Psalms 93: Jehovah Proclaimed King. Psalms 94: Prayer for Vengeance on the...
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? -God will not suffer enthroned iniquity to prevail, but will visit the wicked according to their iniquity, a...
94:20 wickedness (a-5) See Psalms 55:11 , 'perversities.' see Note d, Psalms 5:9 . mischief (b-12) Or 'iniquity.'...
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 openin...
Psalms 90:106 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ GOD, SHOW THAT YOU ARE A GREAT *JUDGE! PSALMS 94 Jesus said, "I am a good *judge. I do not do what I want to do. I obey the words of (God) that sent me". ...
THRONE OF INIQUITY. — This is an apt expression for an oppressive and unjust government. The word rendered “iniquity” might mean “calamity” or “destruction” (see Psalms 57:1, and comp. Psalms 91:3 : “...
הַֽ֭ יְחָבְרְךָ כִּסֵּ֣א הַוֹּ֑ות יֹצֵ֖ר עָמָ֣ל...
Psalms 94:1 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. This ps...
THE LORD OUR DEFENSE AGAINST EVIL-DOERS Psalms 94:6 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 utterance...
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...
Shall the throne of iniquity have (n) fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? (n) Though the wicked judges pretend justice in oppressing the Church, yet they do not have the authority...
Here is the conclusion of every faithful follower of the Lord Jesus. Here he rests the ultimatum of all his exercises. Tell ye the righteous, it shall be well with him. He that rests in Christ, and hi...
20_Shall the throne of iniquities have fellowship with thee? _He again derives an argument for confidence from the nature of God, it being impossible that he should show favor to the wicked, or sancti...
Psalms 94 gives us this cry, which is at the same time the expression of the fullest intelligence of their position, of the dealings of God, of the position of the wicked, and the result about to be p...
SHALL THE THRONE OF INIQUITY HAVE FELLOWSHIP WITH THEE,.... Or "be joined with thee", be "partner with thee" f, as antichrist affects to be; who may well be called "the throne of iniquity", since the...
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? Ver. 20. _Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee_] Shall tyrants and oppressors (who do exerci...
_Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee?_ Wilt thou take part with the unrighteous powers of the world, who oppress thy people? Wilt thou countenance and support these tyrants in their...
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 tyrants...
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with Thee, the judgment-seat of destruction, the tribunal of wicked rulers being allied with God, their boast being that God Himself sanctioned their oppre...
12-23 That man is blessed, who, under the chastening of the Lord, is taught his will and his truths, from his holy word, and by the Holy Spirit. He should see mercy through his sufferings. There is a...
Wilt thou take part with the unrighteous powers of the world, who oppress thy people? It is true, they partake of thy name, being called gods, PSALMS 82:1, but I know thou wilt not afford them thy pro...
Psalms 94:20 throne H3678 iniquity H1942 devises H3335 (H8802) evil H5999 law H2706 fellowship H2266 (H8792)...
This is the prayer of a man of God in great trouble, standing out for God in an evil day, when the Lord's people were greatly oppressed, and the honour of God was being trampled in the mire. The praye...
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, sh...
CONTENTS: An appeal to God to appear for His people against His and their enemies. CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist. CONCLUSION: There is a God to whom vengeance belongs who will certainly call enemies to...
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. _Th...
_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) are represented as...
_Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with Thee, which frameth mischief by a law?_ WRONG LEGALIZED I. Iniquity has a “throne” on earth. It is a ruling power, it has the sway everywhere. Wron...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 94:1. This is a community lament, written for a time when the wicked not only exult (v. Psalms 94:3) but also oppress the faithful (many of wh
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 94:20 WICKED RULERS. The ungodly here have power, and they use it to FRAME INJUSTICE and to CONDEMN THE INNOCENT TO DEATH (which God hates;...
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 t...
EXPOSITION THIS psalm is primarily (Psalms 94:1) 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 (Psalms 94:12) the...
O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth (Psalms 94:1); Now, it's hard for us to remember that. "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord" (Romans 12:19). So often we try to take vengeance ourse...
1 John 1:5; 1 John 1:6; 1 Kings 12:32; 1 Samuel 22:12; 2 Chronicle
Shall — Wilt thou take part with the unrighteous powers of the world who oppress thy people. A law — By virtue of those unrighteous decrees which they have made....