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Psalms 94:3

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How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 3

This psalm was penned when the church of God was under hatches, oppressed and persecuted; and it is an appeal to God, as the judge of heaven and earth, and an address to him, to appear for his people against his and their enemies. Two things this psalm speaks: - I. Conviction and terror to the persecutors (Psa 94:1-11), showing them their danger and folly, and arguing with them. II. Comfort and peace to the persecuted (Psa 94:12-23), assuring them, both from God's promise and from the psalmist's own experience, that their troubles would end well, and God would, in due time, appear to their joy and the confusion of those who set themselves against them. In singing this psalm we must look abroad upon the pride of oppressors with a holy indignation, and the tears of the oppressed with a holy compassion; but, at the same time, look upwards to the righteous Judge with an entire satisfaction, and look forward, to the end of all these things, with a pleasing hope.

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Strong's Concordancev. 3

יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God רָשָׁע (râshâʻ, H7563) — morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person עָלַז (ʻâlaz, H5937) — to jump for joy, i.e. exult

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the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?

Revelation of John 6:10rank 6

And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?”

Psalms 43:2rank 3

For You are the God of my refuge. Why have You rejected me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?

Psalms 73:8rank 3

They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.

Psalms 80:4rank 2

O LORD God of Hosts, how long will Your anger smolder against the prayers of Your people?

Psalms 89:46rank 2

How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?

Psalms 79:5rank 2

How long, O LORD? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire?

Esther 7:10rank 2

So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.

Esther 7:6rank 2

Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man—Haman!” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.

Jeremiah 47:6rank 2

‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’

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