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"The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever."

— Isaiah 40:8

Psalms 74

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O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

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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.

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3

Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.

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4

Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.

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5

A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.

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6

But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.

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7

They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.

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8

They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.

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9

We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.

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10

O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?

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11

Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.

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12

For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.

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13

Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.

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14

Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

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15

Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.

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16

The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.

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17

Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.

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18

Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.

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19

O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.

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20

Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.

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21

O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.

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22

Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.

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23

Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.

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Chapter Study & Analysis

Overview

Psalm 74 is a lament over the destruction of the Sanctuary. Asaph asks God why He remains silent while the enemy roars in the midst of the congregations.

CONTEMPORARY APPLICATIONS

1. Remember the Congregation: God’s people are His "purchased" possession (v. 2). He will not abandon His own.
2. God as King of Old: Remembering God’s past power (dividing the sea) fuels our hope for present deliverance (v. 12-13).

Practical Lessons

FORMAL PRAYER

Arise, O God, plead Thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth Thee daily. Forget not the voice of Thine enemies. Amen.

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