God Will Do Right (Psalm 94, Part 2)

A Testimony (verses 12-19)

¹²Blessed is the one you discipline, Lord,

         the one you teach from your law;
¹³you grant them relief from days of trouble,

       till a pit is dug for the wicked.
¹⁴For the Lord will not reject his people;

      he will never forsake his inheritance.
¹⁵Judgment will again be founded on righteousness,

         and all the upright in heart will follow it.

¹⁶Who will rise up for me against the wicked?

         Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?
¹⁷Unless the Lord had given me help,

      I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.
¹⁸When I said, “My foot is slipping,”

      your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.
¹⁹When anxiety was great within me,

      your consolation brought me joy.

God graciously disciplines and instructs those who respond to Him. The government of the world is under those who use it for their own gain. Yet God does not desert His people; instead, He uses our troubles to teach us patience and love. May we give testimony to God’s justice and righteousness, and learn to rest in Him. In our suffering we have no defense against evil people and no comfort except in God alone. May we ground our hope in God’s promises, leaning on Him alone. May we promote God’s kingdom on earth, and here in Jefferson County. Let us turn away from the oppression around us to the sanctuary of rest found in the God of all comfort. He will sustain and cheer our hearts.

O Lord our God, we whom You discipline are blessed. Instruct and teach us. Loving God, give us rest from our troubles. Thank You that justice will return to the righteous. We will bless You, Lord, at all times. Your praise will continually be on our lips. In Your steadfast love, O Lord, hold us up. When the cares of our hearts are many, your consolations cheer our souls.