RRB notes on Psalm 94

Psalms 94 KJV

1. O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, [a] shew thyself.

[a] Isa. 63:4, 61:2; Deut. 32:35, 41.

2. Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.

3. LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph? [b]

[b] Vss. 3-5 are a reference to the Tribulation (Rev. 6:9-11).

4. How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

5. They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage.

6. They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless. [c]

[c] Tribulation (James 5:4, 6, 1:27).

7. Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.

8. Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?

9. He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?

10. He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?

11. The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. [d]

[d] 1 Cor. 3:20.

12. Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, [e] O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;

[e] Heb. 12:5-10.

13. That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.

14. For the LORD will not cast off his people, [f] neither will he forsake his inheritance.

[f] Rom. 11:1, 15.

15. But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

16. Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? [1]

[1] A great devotional and spiritual note in the midst of the prophecies. God asks mankind two questions. They match the question Moses asked Israel (Exod. 32:26).

17. Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.

18. When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.

19. In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.

20. Shall the throne of iniquity [g] have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

[g] The Antichrist (Dan. 11:36-41).

21. They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

22. But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.

23. And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; [h] yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off.

[h] Second Advent (2 Thess. 1:8-9).

 Proverbs Chapter 3

Proverbs 3 KJV

1. My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

2. For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

3. Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

4. So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

5. ¶ Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. [a]

[a] Memorize vss. 5-7.

6. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

7. ¶ Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. [b]

[b] Job 28:28.

8. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

9. Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: [c]

[c] 2 Cor. 9:6-8; Luke 6:38.

10. So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

11. ¶ My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

12. For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. [d]

[d] Heb. 12:5-6.

13. ¶ Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

14. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

15. She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

16. Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.

17. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

18. She is a tree of life [e] to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

[e] Figurative, not the tree of Gen. 2:9, 3:22; Rev. 22:2.

19. The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. [f]

[f] Prov. 8:23-27.

20. By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

21. ¶ My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

22. So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

23. Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.

24. When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

25. Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.

26. For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.

27. ¶ Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. [g]

[g] Tribulation (James 2:14-16; 1 John 3:17).

28. Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.

29. Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

30. ¶ Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

31. ¶ Envy thou not the oppressor, [h] and choose none of his ways.

[h] Psa. 37:1.

32. For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.

33. ¶ The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.

34. Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.

35. The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.