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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 94:8

Psa 94:8 Understand, ye brutish among the people: and [ye] fools, when will ye be wise? Ver. 8. Understand, ye brutish ] Ye that are ringleaders to the rest, but no wiser than the reasonless creatures; yea, therefore worse, because ye ought to be better. Polybius complaineth of man’s folly, above that of other creatures, in those words, Caeterae animantes ubi semel offenderint, cavent; non vulpes ad laqueum, lupus ad foveam, cants ad fustem temere redibunt; Solus homo ab aeve ad aevum peccat... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 94:9

Psa 94:9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? Ver. 9. He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? ] Shall the author of these senses be senseless? Our God is not as that Jupiter of Crete, who was pictured without ears, and could not be at leisure to attend upon small matters. He is ους et νους ; he is also ολοφθαλμος , all eye, all ear. We read of a people called Panotii God only is so, to speak properly. He that Formed the eye, shall he not... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 94:10

Psa 94:10 He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, [shall not he know]? Ver. 10. He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? ] Qui totis gentibus non parcit, vos non redarguet? He that punisheth profane nations that know him not, shall he spare you? Amos 3:2 . Shall not tribulation and anguish be upon the Jew first? Romans 2:9 . The Chaldee thus paraphraseth, He that gave a law to his people, shall he not punish them when they transgress... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 94:11

Psa 94:11 The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they [are] vanity. Ver. 11. The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity ] Or worse; that they are ever weaving spiders’ webs, or else hatching cockatrices’ eggs, Isaiah 59:5 . This sentence St Paul allegeth against the world’s wizards, 1 Corinthians 3:20 , who, the wiser they were the vainer they were, Romans 1:21 . As Austin, writing to a man of great parts, saith, Ornari abs te Diabolus quaerit, The devil would fain be... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 94:12

Psa 94:12 Blessed [is] the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law; Ver. 12. Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, &c. ] And thereby effectest that his vain thoughts lodge not within him, Jeremiah 4:14 ; but that the wicked forsake his ways, and the unrighteous man his thoughts, and return to thee, &c., Isaiah 55:7 . Feri Domine, feri, said Luther, Strike whiles thou pleasest, Lord; only to thy correction add instruction, Ut quod noceat, docent. See my... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 94:13

Psa 94:13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked. Ver. 13. That thou mayest give him rest ] Here usually, but hereafter certainly. Mors aerumnarum requies was Cbaucer’s motto; Those that die in the Lord shall rest from their labours. Meanwhile they are chastened of the Lord that they may not be condemned with the world, 1 Corinthians 11:32 . Until the pit be digged for the wicked ] Until the cold grave hold his body, and hot hell... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 94:14

Psa 94:14 For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance. Ver. 14. For the Lord will not cast off his people ] Though he cast them into the furnace of affliction. The wicked he bringeth into misery, and there leaveth them to come off as they can, Ezekiel 22:20 ; Ezekiel 29:5 . Not so the saints, Zec 13:9 Isaiah 43:2 Hebrews 13:5 . Nor forsake his inheritance ] Because his. Patriam quivis amat, non quia pulchram, sed quia suam (Seneca). All love their own. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 94:15

Psa 94:15 But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it. Ver. 15. But judgment shall return unto righteousness ] All shall be set to rights, and every one have his due, according to Romans 2:6-10 , if not sooner, yet at the day of judgment without fail. Some give this sense, severity shall be changed into mercy, the rigour of the law to the clemency of the gospel. Others thus, judgment shall return to righteousness, that is, to its own place, licet... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 94:16

Psa 94:16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? [or] who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? Ver. 16. Who will rise up for me ] q.d. But a very few fast friends find I at court, Jonathan excepted. Some there are that will sprinkle me with court holy water, as they say, give glossing speeches; but it is little that they will do, and yet less that they will suffer for me. Faithful friends, saith one, are gone on pilgrimage, and their return is uncertain. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 94:17

Psa 94:17 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. See 2 Timothy 4:16-17 . My soul had almost dwelt in silence ] i.e. In the dark cloisters of death. The Greek and Latin translators render it, In hell. read more

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