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Psalms 94:12

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

Blessed [is] the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;

Psalms 94:12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 94:12

Theological / Devotional

Blessed. See on Ps. 1:1. At first glance, this may appear to be a strange beatitude! Verses 12–19 present a remarkable galaxy of blessings that God bestows upon the righteous. He chastens, instructs, gives rest, never forsakes, judges righteously, helps against evil men, upholds in time of danger, and comforts (see Eph. 3:20). The experience of the psalmist seems to reinforce these statements of divine principle.

Chastenest. Heb. yasar, “discipline,” “correct,” “instruct,” “chastise.” See Deut. 8:5; Job 5:17; Ps. 89:32, 33; 119:71; cf. Job 33:15–30. If the Christian accepts discipline, he is happy! One of the chief values of chastening is that it gives the afflicted fuller sympathy with others.

Law. Heb. torah (see on Prov. 3:1).

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