Psalm 74:9 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 74:1-11

This psalm is entitled Maschil?a psalm to give instruction, for it was penned in a day of affliction, which is intended for instruction; and this instruction in general it gives us, That when we are, upon any account, in distress, it is our wisdom and duty to apply to God by faithful and fervent prayer, and we shall not find it in vain to do so. Three things the people of God here complain of:? I. The displeasure of God against them, as that which was the cause and bitterness of all their... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 74:9

We see not our signs ,.... Either such miracles as were formerly wrought to support the faith of God's people in distress, and for their deliverance out of it, as when they were in Egypt, and brought forth from thence; see Psalm 78:43 or rather their sabbaths and sacrifices, the passover and circumcision, and other ordinances and institutions of divine worship; which were signs of the presence of God with them, and of Christ, and blessings of grace, and good things to come by him; which... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 74:9

We see not our signs - " They have taken away all our trophies, and have left us no memorial that God has been among us. Even thou thyself hast left us destitute of all those supernatural evidences that have so often convinced us that thou wert among us of a truth." But we may say that they were not totally destitute even of these. The preservation of Daniel in the lion's den, and of the three Hebrews in the fiery furnace; the metamorphosis of Nebuchadnezzar; the handwriting that appeared to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 74:9

Verse 9 9.We see not our signs. Here the pious Jews show that their calamities were aggravated from the circumstance that they had no consolation by which to alleviate them. It is a powerful means of encouraging the children of God, when he enables them to cherish the hope of his being reconciled to them, by promising, that even in the midst of his wrath he will remember his mercy. Some limit the signs here spoken of to the miracles by which God had in the days of old testified, at the very... 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 74:7-12

The destructive work of man and the constructive work of God. The prayer in Psalms 74:1 , Psalms 74:2 , to help the people sunk in the deepest misery, is followed by its basis or ground, which consists of a picture of this misery ( Psalms 74:3-9 ); the sanctuary is destroyed, and all traces of the presence of God among his people have disappeared. The short prayer in Psalms 74:10 , Psalms 74:11 seeks support and stay in the thought of the omnipotence of the God of Israel ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:9

We see not our signs. Some suppose "standards" to be meant, as in Psalms 74:4 , where the same word is used; but it is, perhaps, better to understand, with Dr. Kay, "Divine ordinances, which were standing signs of God's presence—as the tabernacle, the sacrifices, the sabbaths." There is no more any prophet . It has been said that this shows the psalm not to have been written on the occasion of the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, since Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel were, all... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:9

We see not our signs. It is said that there were five signs in the first temple which the second had not—the ark of the covenant, the fire from heaven, the Shechinah, the Urim and Thummim, and the spirit of prophecy. So in the Church of Christ there are signs which are very blessed for us to see. I. SIGNS OF WHAT ? it will be asked. Of the presence, the power, the love of the Lord in our midst. This was what the signs in the first temple told of. II. WHAT ARE THESE ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 74:9

We see not our signs - The emblems of worship, or the national emblems or banners, which we have been accustomed to see. There are no signals or tokens of our nationality in the land. All have been removed by the invaders, and we see everywhere evidences of the presence of a foreign power. The marks of our own independency are gone. The nation is subdued and conquered.There is no more any prophet - No one is raised up as the special messenger of God to assure us of his favor, or to take the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 74:9

Psalms 74:9. We see not our signs Those tokens of God’s gracious presence with us, which we and our ancestors used to enjoy. There is no more any prophet Either, 1st, Any public teacher. We have few or none left to instruct us in the law of God, and in divine things. Or, 2d, Any extraordinary prophet, who can foretel things to come, as the next words explain it. For as for Jeremiah and Ezekiel, they might be dead when this Psalm was composed; and Daniel was involved in civil affairs, and... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 74:1-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 74:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 74:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 74:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:1-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:7-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 74:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 74:9

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