Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 74:10
10. (Compare :-). how long . . . reproach?—us, as deserted of God. blaspheme thy name—or, "perfections," as power, goodness, &c. ( :-). read more
시편 74:9-10 Krv
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 74:1-23
Psalms 74The writer appears to have written this communal lament psalm after one of Israel’s enemies destroyed the sanctuary. [Note: See Ralph W. Klein, Israel in Exile: A Theological Interpretation, pp. 19-20.] The Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem and the temple in 586 B.C. may therefore be the background. The writer asked the Lord to remember His people and defeat her enemies, as He had in the past, for His own glory (cf. Psalms 79; Psalms 137; Lam.)."The temple has been violated. The key... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 74:3-9
2. A lament over the enemy’s destruction 74:3-9 read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 74:9
The writer bewailed the fact that no prophet could give the people a revelation about the length of God’s present judgment of His people. There were no prophetic signs that would indicate this. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 74:10-17
3. An appeal for divine help 74:10-17The psalmist pleaded for God to help His people and to subdue their enemy. The Lord’s reputation fell with the sanctuary in the eyes of Israel’s neighbors. Ancient Near Easterners regarded a god’s temple as the reflection of his glory. Now that the temple on Mt. Zion had suffered damage, the nations would have concluded that Yahweh was unable to defend His people.Asaph recalled God’s mighty acts in the past in order to motivate Him to act for His people by... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 74:1-23
Psalms 74, 79 seem to reflect the same historical situation, and are usually ascribed to the same author. Both were written in a time of national calamity, when the Temple was profaned (Psalms 74), and the Israelites ruthlessly slaughtered (Psalms 79) by a heathen enemy. The occasion described must have been either the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadrezzar’s army (586 b.c., 2 Kings 24; 2 Chronicles 36:11 f; Jeremiah 39:1-8; Jeremiah 52:1-4), or the persecution of the Jews by Antiochus... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 74:9
(9) We see not our signs . . .—It is natural to take this statement in direct contrast to what Psalms 74:4 (see Note) says of the heathen signs. While these abominations—rallying points of savage profanity—were visibly set up, the tokens of the invisible God’s presence, His wonders wrought for Israel, are no more seen.There is no more any prophet.—This was the constant lament of the Maccabæan period (1Ma. 4:46; 1Ma. 9:27; 1Ma. 14:41), and suits no earlier time—at least none into which the rest... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 74:10-15
(10-15) ln the true prophetic spirit, as Moses brought the cries of distress “by reason of their bondage” from the oppressed Israelites to God (Exodus 5:22), so this poet carries to the same God the pathos of this later cry, How long? how long? In answer, the deliverances of old rush into his mind. He recalls the right hand once stretched out to save (now thrust in inaction into the bosom), the wonders at the Red Sea, and all the long-continued providential guiding. Surely the same God will do... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 74:1-23
Psalms 74:1-23Two periods only correspond to the circumstances described in this psalm and its companion (Psalms 79:1-13)-namely, the Chaldean invasion and sack of Jerusalem, and the persecution under Antiochus Epiphanes. The general situation outlined in the psalm fits either of these; but, of its details, some are more applicable to the former and others to the later period. The later date is strongly supported by such complaints as those of the cessation of prophecy (Psalms 74:9), the... read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 74:9
9. signs—of God's presence, as altar, ark, c. (compare Psalms 74:4 2 Chronicles 36:18; 2 Chronicles 36:19; Daniel 5:2). no more any prophet— (Isaiah 3:2; Jeremiah 40:1; Jeremiah 43:6). how long—this is to last. Jeremiah's prophecy (Jeremiah 43:6- :), if published, may not have been generally known or understood. To the bulk of the people, during the captivity, the occasional and local prophetical services of Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel would not make an exception to the clause, "there is no... read more