The anger of God

PS 94 1 O LORD, the God who avenges, O God who avenges, shine forth.

2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth; pay back to the proud what they deserve.

3 How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked be jubilant?

4 They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers are full of boasting.

5 They crush your people, O LORD; they oppress your inheritance.

6 They slay the widow and the alien; they murder the fatherless.

7 They say, "The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed."

8 Take heed, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise?

9 Does he who implanted the ear not hear? Does he who formed the eye not see?

10 Does he who disciplines nations not punish? Does he who teaches man lack knowledge?

11 The LORD knows the thoughts of man; he knows that they are futile.

12 Blessed is the man you discipline, O LORD, the man you teach from your law;

13 you grant him relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked.

14 For the LORD will not reject his people; he will never forsake his inheritance.

15 Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

16 Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?

17 Unless the LORD had given me help, I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.

18 When I said, "My foot is slipping," your love, O LORD, supported me.

19 When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul.

20 Can a corrupt throne be allied with you-- one that brings on misery by its decrees?

21 They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

22 But the LORD has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.

23 He will repay them for their sins and destroy them for their wickedness; the LORD our God will destroy them. 

Im gonna go through a quick explanation of the verses. 

 PS 94 1 " O LORD, the God who avenges, O God who avenges, shine forth." When man sinned he throw the whole earth in to process of death. Everything was cursed by God. The hope for complete restoration was lost. But when God reestablishes His kingdom within us we are brought back to that original vision of restoration. This vision defines our desires which are both understandable and mysterious. Because the earth is plunged into rebellions and corruption everyone is guilty of producing destruction and death. The only power that is preventing man from destroying himself and the earth is Gods power. The only way that God can restore the original freedom and goodness is through just punishment. The Psalmist is saying...Only God knows the just way to restore full freedom because God is the judge. There is no man who seeks judgement without first desiring it. God is giving man what he desires. God is not responsible for their judgement nor are His people. We are worthy of reward because we want deliverance at the expense of judgement. The quickest way to resolve this problem is for God to give us what we want and to give the wicked what they want. Thats when everything is unified. 
  
2 " Rise up, O Judge of the earth; pay back to the proud what they deserve "The Psalmist is saying that the sooner the Lord takes vengeance the less people will be hurt. The proud are those people who do not have God in their thoughts ...live as if God does not exist. In the Psalms a person who does not acknowledge God is spreading a disease...or the dread of the curse. 
  
3" How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked be jubilant?"What happens when the wicked are happy? They are being used by powerful men to establish the curse. This world has a power structure in which men become gods as they establish their own authority and accumulate many followers. 

4" They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers are full of boasting." God has established His authority by His word. To speak in a way to overturn His word, or to redefine His word is the same thing as taking a kingdom by violence. "Boasting" is simply establishing authority by abusing someone else. 

5 "They crush your people, O LORD; they oppress your inheritance."They torture Gods people...137 2 There on the poplars we hung our harps,3 for there our captors asked us for songs, our tormentors demanded songs of joy; they said, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!" They make war with Israel and bring them into captivity. They sacrifice the babies of Israel on the altar.8 O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, happy is he who repays you for what you have done to us-- 9 he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.

 6 "They slay the widow and the alien; they murder the fatherless. " God has established His law to protect the helpless and the powerless from being abused. When man seeks to overturn Gods law, He obtains power through destroying the powerless. 

 7 They say, "The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed." When the wicked rule they spread hopelessness. This is the voice of the wicked curse in the hearts of Gods people. 22 8 "He trusts in the LORD; let the LORD rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him." This is the heart of faithlessness. 

9 "Does he who implanted the ear not hear? Does he who formed the eye not see?

10 Does he who disciplines nations not punish? Does he who teaches man lack knowledge?

11 The LORD knows the thoughts of man; he knows that they are futile." But because God is the creator then He controls the outcome. So God has established His way through pronouncing a curse on those who spread the wicked curse of faithlessness. The Lord knows or He creates futility through giving the wicked what they are thinking. We wish the full effect of the curse of the law because it is the only method by which power is transferred. 

 12" Blessed is the man you discipline, O LORD, the man you teach from your law;

13 you grant him relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked.

14 For the LORD will not reject his people; he will never forsake his inheritance.

15 Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it."The man in a collective sense. God disciplines Israel by punishing the waywardness of the wicked but using that punishment to double the blessing of His elect. He is saying that God has made His kingdom flourish in His people by giving them all they need in salvation. They naturally follow His success." will follow it." The basis of this new kingdom relationship is Gods faithfulness in His covenant . "he will never forsake his inheritance." In other words to be consistent. God disciplines the whole nation to bless His elect.  13" you grant him relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked."