Salmos 74:18-22, Deuteronômio 32:27 NVIPT

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 74:22

Plead thine own cause - Thy honor is concerned, as well as our safety and salvation. The fool - the idolater, reproacheth thee daily - he boasts of the superiority of his idols, by whose power, he asserts, we are brought under their domination. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 74:18

Verse 18 18.Remember this. The prophet having encouraged the hearts of the godly by magnifying the divine power and goodness, now returns to the prosecution of his prayer. He first complains that the enemies of his people revile God, and yet continue unpunished. When he says, Remember this, the manner of expression is emphatic; and the occasion demanded it, for it is not a crime of small magnitude to treat with contumely the sacred name of God. For the sake of contrast, he states that it was a... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 74:19

Verse 19 19.Give not to the beast the soul of thy turtle dove. The Hebrew word חית , chayath, which we translate beast, signifies sometimes the soul or life, and so some explain it in the second clause of this verse, where it again occurs. But it is here unquestionably to be taken either for a wild beast or for a multitude. Understood in either of these ways, this form of expression will contain a very apposite comparison between the life of a weak and timorous bird, and a powerful army of men,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 74:20

Verse 20 20.Have regard to thy covenant. That God may be the more inclined to show mercy, the prophet brings to his remembrance the Divine covenant; even as the refuge of the saints, when they have found themselves involved in extreme dangers, has always been to hope for deliverance, because God had promised, in the covenant which he made with them, to be a father to then, From this we learn, that the only firm support on which our prayers can rest is, that God has adopted us to be his people... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 74:21

Verse 21 21.Let not him who is oppressed return with shame. The word return, as it has a reference to God, is equivalent to the expression, to go away empty. The faithful, then, beseech Him that they may not be put to shame by suffering a repulse at his hands. They call themselves afflicted, poor, and needy, as an argument to obtain the Divine favor and mercy. It is, however, to be observed, that they do not speak insincerely, nor give an exaggerated representation of their distresses, but... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 74:22

Verse 22 22.Arise, O God! plead thy cause. The pious Jews again supplicate God to ascend into his judgment-seat. He is then said to arise, when, after having long exercised forbearance, he shows, in very deed, that he has not forgotten his office as judge. To induce him to undertake this cause the more readily, they call upon him to maintain his own right. Lord, as if they had said, since the matter in hand is what peculiarly concerns thyself; it is not time for thee to remain inactive. They... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:1-23

In favour of the first is the ascription of the psalm in the "title" to Asaph. But all other considerations are against it. There is no evidence that Shishak ever entered Jerusalem. He certainly did not break down the carved work of the temple, or set the temple on fire, much less "cast it down to the ground." His invasion was a mere raid, and Rehoboam seems to have bought his retreat by the sacrifice of the temple treasury ( 2 Kings 14:25-28 ; 2 Chronicles 12:2-12 ). The circumstances... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:18

Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Lord, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy Name . Every nation of idolaters is a "foolish people" to the sacred writers, whatever cleverness or intellectual capacity it may possess. Nabal, the word translated "foolish," designates a folly that is closely akin to wickedness. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:18-23

In conclusion, the psalmist prays earnestly that God will deliver his people from their wicked oppressors ( Psalms 74:18 , Psalms 74:19 ), that he will remember his covenant ( Psalms 74:20 ), cause the oppressed ones to praise him ( Psalms 74:21 ), and assert himself against those who insult and oppose him ( Psalms 74:22 , Psalms 74:23 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:19

O deliver net the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the multitude of the wicked; rather, O deliver not thy turtle dove unto the greedy multitude . Israel is beautifully compared to a pet dove, the gentlest and tenderest of birds. The Babylonians are the "greedy multitude" ready to kill and devour it. Forget not the congregation (or, the multitude ) of thy poor forever . The "multitude of God's poor" is being carried off into a cruel captivity, or else left as a miserable remnant in an... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 74:22

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 74:18

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 74:19

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 74:20

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 74:21

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 74:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:1-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:18-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:19

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