Psalm 74:17 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 74:12-17

The lamenting church fastens upon something here which she calls to mind, and therefore hath she hope (as Lam. 3:21), with which she encourages herself and silences her own complaints. Two things quiet the minds of those that are here sorrowing for the solemn assembly:? I. That God is the God of Israel, a God in covenant with his people (Ps. 74:12): God is my King of old. This comes in both as a plea in prayer to God (Ps. 44:4; thou art my King, O God!) and as a prop to their own faith and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 74:17

Thou hast set all the borders of the earth ,.... Of the whole world, and each of the nations, as of the land of Canaan, so of others, Deuteronomy 32:8 , and even has fixed and settled the bounds of every man's habitation, Acts 17:26 , thou hast made summer and winter ; see Genesis 8:22 , which, taken literally, are great benefits to the world; and, figuratively understood, may represent the two dispensations of the law and Gospel; see Song of Solomon 2:11 , and the different... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 74:17

Thou hast set all the borders of the earth - Thou alone art the Author of all its grand geographical divisions. Thou hast made summer and winter - Thou hast appointed that peculiarity in the poise and rotation of the earth, by which the seasons are produced. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 74:17

Verse 17 17.Thou hast fixed (241) all the boundaries of the earth. What is here stated concerning the boundaries or limits assigned to the earth, and concerning the regular and successive recurrence of summer and winter every year, is to the same effect as the preceding verse. It is doubtful whether the prophet means the uttermost ends of the world, or whether he speaks of the particular boundaries by which countries are separate from each other. Although the latter are often disturbed by the... 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 74:12-17

Comfort springs from the thought of God's previous deliverances of his people, and of his other great mercies. The deliverance from Egypt has the foremost place ( Psalms 74:13 , Psalms 74:14 ), as the most striking. Then the deliverance from the wilderness, and the passage of Jordan ( Psalms 74:15 ). From these the poet passes to God's mercies in nature—day and night, light and sun, set bounds of earth and sea, alternations of the seasons—all formed and arranged by the Almighty ( Psalms... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:17

Thou hast set all the borders of the earth. The "borders of the earth" are the boundaries of land and sea, which are ascribed to God in Genesis 1:9 (comp. Job 26:10 ; Job 38:8 ; Psalms 33:7 ; Proverbs 8:29 ; Jeremiah 5:22 ). Thou hast made summer and winter; literally, summer and winter thou didst form them; i.e. they are the result of thy arrangement of creation. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:17

Summer teachings. The four seasons, it has been well said, are God's four evangelists of the natural world. The sternness of winter; the hopefulness of spring; the richness of summer; the bounty of autumn;—each season has its own message from God to our souls. Note— I. THE NATURAL SUMMER . This is what is referred to in our text: the psalmist appeals to it as a plea for God's much-needed help. His infinite power, which had made summer and winter, and had been manifested in so... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:17

Winter. Winter: what has that to say to us of God and of his ways?—Winter, with its cold, chilling breath, compelling even the strong to wrap themselves round with all manner of protection, and making all who can, shelter within their well built homes, and draw close their warm curtains, and heap up the blazing fires. Winter, pinching so cruelly the ill-clad, the ill-fed, the ill-housed, making want more terrible, all sickness more deadly, and all misery more miserable. Winter, grim,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 74:17

Thou hast set all the borders of the earth - Thou hast established all the boundaries of the world; that is, the boundaries of the earth itself; or the natural bonndaries of nations and people, made by seas, mountains, rivers, and deserts. The language in regard to the first of these - the earth itself - would be derived from the prevalent mode of speaking, as if the earth were a plane, and had limits - a common mode of expression in the Scriptures, as it is in all ancient writings, and in the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 74:12-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 74:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 74:17

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 74:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:1-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:12-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 74:17

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