Psalms 94:13

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 94:13 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, Until the pit be digged for the wicked.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, Until the pit be digged for the wicked.
Psalms 94:13 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 94

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
13That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, Until the pit be digged for the wicked.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, etc.] Or “evil” f1347; or “in the evil days”, as the Arabic version; for through teaching men under afflictions, they become tranquil and quiet in them; they yield the peaceable fruits of righteousness to them; such men patiently bear them; and quietly submit to the will of God in them, and are still, and know that he is God, that does all things well and wisely: moreover, the Lord does not always chasten his people; when he has taught them by his rod, and the affliction has answered its end, he gives them rest or intermission from those days of affliction: God does not always suffer the rod of the wicked, or persecution, to be upon…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“That thou mayest give him rest - Mayest make his mind quiet and calm; mayest save him from murmuring, from despondency, from impatience, by just confidence in thee, and in thy government. From the days of adversity - Or, in the days of evil; the time of calamity and trouble. That his mind may then be composed and calm. Until the pit be digged for the wicked - Until the wicked be punished; that is, while the preparations are going on, or while God seems to delay punishment, and the wicked are suffered to live as if God did not notice them, or would not punish them. The idea is, that the mind should not be impatient as if their punishment would not come, or as if God were unconcerned; and that…”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“94:13 God’s relief includes his comfort and rescue.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“mayest: Isa 26:20, Isa 26:21; Hab 3:16; Co2 4:17, Co2 4:18; Th2 1:7, Th2 1:8; Heb 4:9; Rev 14:13 until the pit: Psa 9:15, Psa 55:23; Jer 18:20, Jer 18:22; Pe2 2:9, Pe2 3:3-7; Rev 6:10, Rev 6:11, Rev 11:18 Psalms 94:14”
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