Psa 94:23 | KingComments | STEP | The righteous did have to flee from the enemy, but he found in “the LORD” his “stronghold” ( ; cf. ). The “stronghold” can also be translated “high place”. Safety is found in an exalted place and that is the LORD Himself. This is the result of all the enemy’s attempts to make life impossible for the righteous. The trust in the LORD is strengthened by it. The personal bond with God, “my God”, becomes closer because of it. Through suffering, the heart comes into closer fellowship with Him. He is “a rock”, unshakable, and “my refuge”, a hiding place. In that security the believer comes to rest (cf. ). He surrenders those who wrong him into the hands of God. The wicked will suffer the fate they sought to inflict on the faithful ( ). It will return upon their head. God will put them to death in the wickedness they do. He will do this initially through His disciplinary rod, Assyria ( ). This is how they will experience what they have sought to do to the righteous. This is how it will be: “The LORD our God will destroy them” (cf. ; ).

‏ Psalms 94:23

The LORD Is a Stronghold

The righteous did have to flee from the enemy, but he found in “the LORD” his “stronghold” (Psa 94:22; cf. Psa 46:7 ; 11). The “stronghold” can also be translated “high place”. Safety is found in an exalted place and that is the LORD Himself.

This is the result of all the enemy’s attempts to make life impossible for the righteous. The trust in the LORD is strengthened by it. The personal bond with God, “my God”, becomes closer because of it. Through suffering, the heart comes into closer fellowship with Him. He is “a rock”, unshakable, and “my refuge”, a hiding place.

In that security the believer comes to rest (cf. Psa 3:6). He surrenders those who wrong him into the hands of God. The wicked will suffer the fate they sought to inflict on the faithful (Psa 94:23). It will return upon their head. God will put them to death in the wickedness they do. He will do this initially through His disciplinary rod, Assyria (Isa 10:5). This is how they will experience what they have sought to do to the righteous. This is how it will be: “The LORD our God will destroy them” (cf. Acts 12:1-4 ; 21-23; Lk 18:7-8).