The Assurance of “Unless”

(Psa 94:17 KJV)  Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.

(Proverbs 11 also read)

This Psalm is an interesting mixture of accurate social commentary and a shout of assurance.  The author is looking at a culture where the evil men are living out their fantasies in mocking, wild abandon.  Does that sound familiar?  It should.

At the same time there is the assurance that God is there for us.  Here the writer is reminding us that our hope is in the Lord.  My first impression was that I would simply keep my mouth shut.  The Septuagint throws in Scheol somehow.  The message though is that God is quite aware of what is going on.

So?  Go ahead and look around.  The world is falling apart but it has been falling apart for a long time.  God will work His divine will even if we are too blind to see it.