Bible in one year 9/5/ 2022 Book III Psalm 74- 76
By Rev. Katherine
Liu Bruce
Christian Arts
Ministries : Biblical precepts & Gospel music; Pastoral ministry &
Counseling
Psalm 74 Against the background of the Babylonian captivity and the destruction of
the Temple in 586, this psalm relates the nation’s cry for help(vv.1-2), the
conditions of the havoc(vv.3-11), and the confidence of their hope (vv.12-23). Asaph,
a contemporary of David, lived long before this psalm was written; thus the
reference here is either to one of his descendants or to a choir guild that
bore his name. They ask God to hasten to inspect the seemingly irreparable
ruins of the Temple and the city of Jerusalem. (v.3). The enemies’ standards in
the Temple area replaced those emblems God had placed in the Temple (such as
Aaron’s rod). (v.4). Verses 13-14 God’s destruction of the monster and
Leviathan(Job.3:8) is a poetic description of His victory over the Egyptians at
the time of the Exodus. The convenant in verse 20 originally made with Abraham (Gen.15:18-21;
17:7-8).
Psalm 74:1-23 Amaskil of Asaph.
Why have you rejected us forever, O God? Why does your anger smolder
against the sheep of your pasture? Remember the people you purchased of old,
the tribe of your inheritance, whom you redeemed – Mount Zion, where you dwelt.
Turn your steps toward these everlasting ruins, all this destruction the enemy
has brought on the sanctuary. (vv.1-3).
Your foes roared in the place where you met with us; they set up their
standards as signs. They behaved like men wielding axes to cut through a
thicket of trees. They smashed all the carved paneling with their axes and
hatchets. They burned your sanctuary to the ground; they defiled the dwelling
place of your Name.(vv.4-7).
They said in their hearts, “we will crush them completely!” They burned
every place where God was worshiped in the land. We are given no miraculous
signs; no prophets are left, and none of us knows how long this will be. How
long will the enemy mock you, O God? Will the foe revile your name forever?
(vv.8-10).
Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand? Garment and destroy
them! But you O God, are my king from of old; you bring salvation upon the
earth. It was you who split open the sea by your power; you broke the heads of
the monster in the waters. It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan and
gave him as food to the creatures of the desert.(vv.11-14).
It was you who opened up springs and streams; you dried up the ever
flowing rivers. The day is yours, and yours also the night; you established the
sun and moon. It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth; you made both
summer and winter. How foolish people have reviled your name.(v.15-18).
Do not hand over the life of your dove to wild beasts; do not forget the
lives of your afflicted people forever. Have regard for your covenant, because
haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land. Do not let the oppressed retreat
in disgrace; may the poor and needy praise your name. (vv.19-21).
Rise up, O God, and defend your cause; remember how fools mock you all
day long. Do not ignore the clamor of your adversaries, the uproar of your
enemies, which rises continually. (vv.22-23).
Psalm 75 A psalm of Asaph. In
this communal thanksgiving psalm, Asaph praise God who will judge the
earth(vv.1-3), warns the wicked of this judgment (vv.4-8), and vows to praise
God (vv.9-10), Do Not Destroy. Heb., Al-tashheth. See the note on Psalm 57.
Verse 6 No mention is made of the north (the desert was to the south), for the
Assyrians were approaching from the direction (Isa.36-37 is likely the
background of this psalm).
Psalm 75:1-10
We give thanks to you, O God, we give thanks, for your Name is near; men tell of your wonderful deeds. You say, “ I choose the appointed time; it is I who judge uprightly. When the earth and all its people quake, it is I who hold its pillars firm. (vv.1-3).
No one from the east or the west or from the desert can exalt a man. But
it is God who judges: He brings one down, he exalts another. In the hand of the
Lord is a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices; he pours it out, and all
the wicked of the earth drink it down to its very dregs. As for me, I will declare this forever; I
will sing praise to the God of Jacob. I will cut off the horns of all the
wicked, but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up. (vv.6-10).
Psalm 76:1-12
In Judah God is know; his name is great in Israel. His tent is in Salem,
his dwelling place in Zion. There he broke the flashing arrows, the shields and
the swords, the weapons of war. You are resplendent with light, more majestic
than mountains rich with game. (vv.1-4).
Valiant men lie plundered, they sleep their last sleep; not one of the
warriors can lift his hands. At your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both horse and
chariot of Jacob, both house and chariot lie still. (vv.5-6).
Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them; let all the neighboring lands bring gifts to the One to be feared. He breaks the spirit of relers; he is feared by the kings of the earth.(vv.11-12).
Bibliography,
Ryrie, Charles C. The Ryrie study Bible
(NIV). Chicago, IL: The Moody Bible Institute, 1986.
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