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Psalm 94:13
that you may give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit is dug for the wicked.
11The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.
12Blessed is the man whom you discipline, LORD, and teach out of your law,
13that you may give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit is dug for the wicked.
14For the LORD won’t reject his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
15For judgment will return to righteousness. All the upright in heart shall follow it.
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Rest from adversity and a pit for the wicked appear in the same sentence, joining hope for relief with the hard certainty of judgment.
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Matthew 11:28“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.Both passages promise rest: the psalm speaks of God granting it amid adversity, and Jesus promises it to those who come burdened.
Psalm 55:23But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in you.Both passages speak of a pit awaiting the wicked, with Psalm 55 naming God as the one who brings them down.
2 Peter 2:9then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,Both passages connect God's care for his people with judgment awaiting the unrighteous.
Psalm 9:15The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made. In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.Both passages use a pit to describe downfall; Psalm 9 specifies that the nations fall into the pit they made.
Isaiah 26:20–21Come, my people, enter into your rooms, and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourself for a little moment, until the indignation is past.Both passages describe respite during trouble and use “until” to mark a period of waiting.
Habakkuk 3:16I heard, and my body trembled. My lips quivered at the voice. Rottenness enters into my bones, and I tremble in my place because I must wait quietly for the …Both passages speak of waiting in relation to trouble, though Habakkuk describes trembling where the psalm speaks of rest.
Revelation 14:13I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write, ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their …Both passages describe rest granted to God's people; Revelation speaks of rest from labor for those who die in the Lord.
2 Thessalonians 1:7–8and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,Both passages speak of relief for people under affliction; Thessalonians ties that relief to the revelation of the Lord Jesus.
Psalm 7:15He has dug a hole, and has fallen into the pit which he made.Both passages describe a pit connected with downfall; Psalm 7 identifies the person who falls as the one who dug it.
Psalm 49:5Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?Both passages speak of days marked by evil or adversity, addressing life under the threat of wrongdoing.
Jeremiah 18:22Let a cry be heard from their houses when you bring a troop suddenly on them; for they have dug a pit to take me and hidden snares for my feet.Both mention a pit, though Jeremiah describes enemies digging one for him, while Psalm 94 describes one awaiting the wicked.
2 Corinthians 4:17–18For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory,Both passages look beyond present affliction: the psalm speaks of rest, while Corinthians speaks of an eternal weight of glory.
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The waiting has no timetable here. Yet the God who teaches his people grants rest from adversity, and the pit for the wicked speaks of judgment still to come.
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