Bible Commentary

They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land. 8. They said in their heart, Let us crush them altogether: They burned up all the meeting places of God in the land. For the form of expression cp. Psa 83:4. The interpretation … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 74:8”

They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled [by casting down] the dwelling place of thy name to the ground. 7. They have set thy sanctuary on fire; They have profaned the dwelling place of thy name even to the ground. (R.V.) The verse appears to speak of a complete destruction of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 74:7”

But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers. But now they break down the carved work thereof … – literally, But now the carvings of it together, at once, with sledge and hammers they beat down. The carved work refers evidently to the ornaments of the temple. The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 74:6”

[A man] was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees. 5, 6. The R.V. gives the probable sense of these verses, but does not reproduce the pictorial tenses, which represent the work of destruction as though it were going on before the reader’s eyes. Render: They seem as men that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 74:5”

Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns [for] signs. 4. Render, Thine adversaries roared in the midst of thy meeting place. M’d may mean either the place or the time at which God meets His people, as of old He met them at “the tent of meeting” (Exo … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 74:4”

Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; [even] all [that] the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary. 3. Lift up thy feet ] Bestir Thyself: come in might and majesty to visit and deliver. the perpetual desolations ] R.V. the perpetual ruins: a word found elsewhere only in Psa 73:18. Cp. the threat, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 74:3”

Remember thy congregation, [which] thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, [which] thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. 2. Remember ] Cp. Psa 74:18 ; Psa 74:22; Lam 5:1; Isa 62:6. purchased redeemed ] Reminiscences of the Song of Moses (Exo 15:13; Exo 15:16). Cp. Psa 77:15; Psa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 74:2”

Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast [us] off forever? [why] doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? 1. for ever ] God’s rejection of His people seems to have become permanent. The same thought recurs in Psa 74:3 ; Psa 74:10 ; Psa 74:19, Psa 79:5. Cp. Lam 5:20; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 74:1”

But it [is] good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works. 28. But as for me, to draw near to God is good for me: In the Lord Jehovah have I made my refuge; That I may speak of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 73:28”

For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee. 27. they that are far from thee ] Better, they that go far from thee, Vulg., qui elongant se a te. Desertion of God the source of life (Psa 36:9) can lead only to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 73:27”