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Psalm 94:4b "All the workers of iniquity boast in themselves."

Day 40 – Psalm 94

“All the workers of iniquity boast in themselves.” Psalm 94:4b

A LIST OF GRIEVANCES PRESENTED

The psalmist presented a list of sinful activities the wicked perpetrated:

“They utter speech, and speak insolent things;
All the workers of iniquity boast in themselves.
They break in pieces Your people, O LORD,
And afflict Your heritage.
They slay the widow and the stranger,
And murder the fatherless.
Yet they say, ‘The LORD does not see,
Nor does the God of Jacob understand.'”
Psalm 94:4-7

1. The deeds of the wicked display their disregard for human life

a) They speak insolent words.
b) They boast about their deeds.
c) They afflict and kill God’s people.
d) They kill with a sense of impunity.
i) The widow
ii) The stranger
iii) The fatherless

2. Their disregard for God Himself

a) They discount God’s omnipresence.
b) They downplay God’s omniscience.
c) The consequences of their thoughts.
i) God did not matter.
ii) He can’t or won’t help the victimized.
iii) The wicked can get away with whatever evil deed they are plotting!