Psalms 94:3

“Lord, how long shall the wicked, etc.] The reign of antichrist is thought long by the saints, being the space of forty two months, or 1260 days or years and this tries the faith and patience of the church of Christ, (<661305>Revelation 13:5,10) how long shall the wicked triumph? in their prosperity, and in the ruins of the interest of Christ; the Targum is, “how long shall they sit in tranquillity, or prosperity?” the triumphing of the wicked may seem long, but it is but short, (<182005>Job 20:5), the inhabitants of the Romish jurisdiction will triumph when the witnesses are slain, and send gifts to one another, as a token of their joy; but this will not last long, no more than three days,…”

“Lord, how long shall the wicked ... - As if there were to be no end to their exaltation; their joy; their success. How long would God allow this? How long would he sit by and see it done? Was he disposed to let them go on forever? Would he never interpose, and arrest them in their career? How often do we wonder that God does not interpose! How often does it seem inexplicable that a Being of almighty power and infinite goodness does not interfere with respect to the wickedness, the oppression, the slavery, the wrong, the cruelty, the fraud, the violence of the world - and put an end to it! Nay, how entirely are we overwhelmed at the thought that he does not put an end to iniquity in the…”

“Lord: Psa 43:2, Psa 73:8, Psa 74:9, Psa 74:10, Psa 79:5, Psa 80:4, Psa 89:46; Jer 12:1, Jer 12:2, Jer 47:6; Rev 6:10 the wicked: Est 5:11, Est 5:12, Est 6:6-10, Est 7:6, Est 7:10; Job 20:5; Act 12:22, Act 12:23 Psalms 94:4”