Matthew Henry Commentary Psalms 94:1-11

"O Jehovah, thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth. Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: Render to the proud [their] desert. Jehovah, how long shall the wicked, How long shall the wicked triumph? They prate, they speak arrogantly: All the workers of iniquity boast themselves. They break in pieces thy people, O Jehovah, And afflict thy heritage. They slay the widow and the sojourner, And murder the fatherless. And they say, Jehovah will not see, Neither will the God of Jacob consider. Consider, ye brutish among the people; And ye fools, when will ye be wise? He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see? He that chastiseth the nations, shall not he correct, [Even] he that teacheth man knowledge? Jehovah knoweth the thoughts of man, That they are vanity." — Psalms 94:1-11 (ASV)

We may boldly appeal to God, for He is the almighty Judge by whom every man is judged. Let this encourage those who suffer wrong to bear it silently, committing themselves to Him who judges righteously. These prayers are prophecies, which speak terror to the sons of violence.

A day of reckoning will come for all the harsh words that ungodly sinners have spoken against God, His truths, His ways, and His people.

It would hardly be believed, if we did not witness it, that millions of rational creatures live, move, speak, hear, understand, and do what they intend, yet act as if they believed that God would not punish the abuse of His gifts.

Since all knowledge is from God, He undoubtedly knows all the thoughts of the children of men. He knows that the imaginations of the thoughts of their hearts are only evil, and that continually.

Even in good thoughts there is a lack of steadfastness, which may be called vanity. Therefore, it is important for us to keep a strict watch over our thoughts, because God takes particular notice of them. Thoughts are words to God.