How does Psalm 94:5 describe the treatment of God's people by the wicked?

Text of Psalm 94:5

“They crush Your people, LORD; they oppress Your inheritance.”

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Key Verbs

• Crush – violent shattering, breaking lives and spirits

• Oppress – ongoing affliction, squeezing, exploiting

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Who Is Targeted?

• “Your people” – those in covenant with the LORD

• “Your inheritance” – God’s treasured possession (Deuteronomy 32:9)

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Treatment Described

• Brutal force that wounds and destabilizes

• Systematic pressure that robs dignity and freedom

• Contempt for the sacred bond God has with His own

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Wider Biblical Pattern

• Psalm 10:8-10 – the wicked “crush” the helpless

• Isaiah 10:1-2 – unjust rulers “rob” and “plunder” the poor

• Micah 3:2-3 – leaders “tear the skin from My people”

• John 15:19-20; 2 Timothy 3:12 – persecution promised to all who belong to Christ

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Why This Matters

• Attacking God’s people is attacking God Himself (Acts 9:4)

• Oppression cannot cancel covenant: “The LORD will not forsake His people” (Psalm 94:14)

• Justice is certain: “He will repay them for their sins” (Psalm 94:23)

The wicked crush and oppress, but the covenant-keeping God sees, remembers, and will vindicate His inheritance.