John Calvin Commentary Psalms 92:15

John Calvin Commentary

Psalms 92:15

1509–1564
Protestant
John Calvin
John Calvin

John Calvin Commentary

Psalms 92:15

1509–1564
Protestant
SCRIPTURE

"To show that Jehovah is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him." — Psalms 92:15 (ASV)

That they may show that Jehovah is upright. It is evident from this verse that the Psalmist's great object is to calm the uneasiness of mind that we tend to feel when faced with the disorder that seemingly reigns in the affairs of this world. He aims to make us nurture the expectation (under all that may seem severe and trying in our lot, and though the wicked are in wealth and power, flourish, and abound in prominent positions and distinctions) that God will eventually bring light and order out of confusion.

That they may show, it is said particularly, that the Lord is upright; for through the influence of our corruption, we tend to conclude, when things in the world do not go as we would wish, that God can be accused not only of neglect but also of unrighteousness, in abandoning His people and tolerating the commission of sin.

When God displays His justice by proceeding to execute vengeance on the wicked, it will be seen immediately that any prosperity they enjoyed was merely the forerunner of a worse destruction reserved for them. The Psalmist, in calling God his rock, shows a second time that he counted himself among those in whom God would illustrate His justice by extending His protection to them.

CHAPTER 49.