Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
The Psalmist cries out to God not as some vengeful tyrant but as the judge whose retributive justice operates without the passions that corrupt human revenge. These wicked oppressors are domestic enemies, as vexatious to the Lord's people as foreign foes, and demand divine intervention.
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Commenting on Psalm 94:1-23
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee? Such thrones there are, and they plead a right divine, but their claim is groundless, a fraud upon mankind and a blasphemy of heaven. God enters into no alliance with unjust authority, he gives no sanction to unrighteous legislation. Which frameth mischief by a law?
Look above the persecutor's hand and see God's hand chastening you as a father chastens a beloved son. Your enemies mean evil, but God means it for your instruction; the affliction itself does no good, but the teaching that flows through it makes you blessed and sanctified.
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Commenting on Psalm 94:12-23