“For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.”
God's commitment: "For the LORD will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage." The affirmation of God's permanent commitment to the covenant people provides ground for confidence despite present suffering.
Church Fathers on Psalms 94:14
1. As we listened with much attention, while the Psalm was in reading, so let us listen attentively, while the Lord reveals the mysteries which He has deigned to obscure in this passage. For some mysteries in the Scriptures are shut up for this reason, not that they may be denied, but that they may be opened unto those who knock. If therefore ye knock with affection of piety, and sincere heartfelt love, He, who sees from what motives ye knock, will open unto you. Matthew 7:7…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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