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Psalms 94:16

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

Who will rise up for me against the evildoers?.... These are the words of the psalmist, representing the church of God, under sore persecutions from the antichristian party; called "evildoers", because of their thefts, murders, idolatries, sorceries, and all manner of wickedness committed by them, Re 9:21, intimating that she had looked all around her, and could not observe any that she could hope for assistance from, to fight her battles for her with the enemy, and deliver her out of his hands: the Targum is,"who will rise up, for me, to make war with the evildoers?'

'what the church here seems to say in a despairing way, the followers of antichrist say in a triumphant and insulting manner; "who is like unto the beast who is able to make war with him?" Re 13:4, or "who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?"

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