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Text -- Psalms 74:1-19 (NET)
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Psalm 74
74:1 A well-written song by Asaph . Why , O God , have you permanently rejected us? Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture ?
74:2 Remember your people whom you acquired in ancient times, whom you rescued so they could be your very own nation , as well as Mount Zion , where you dwell !
74:3 Hurry and look at the permanent ruins , and all the damage the enemy has done to the temple !
74:4 Your enemies roar in the middle of your sanctuary ; they set up their battle flags .
74:5 They invade like lumberjacks swinging their axes in a thick forest .
74:6 And now they are tearing down all its engravings with axes and crowbars .
74:7 They set your sanctuary on fire ; they desecrate your dwelling place by knocking it to the ground .
74:8 They say to themselves , “We will oppress all of them.” They burn down all the places where people worship God in the land .
74:9 We do not see any signs of God’s presence; there are no longer any prophets and we have no one to tell us how long this will last.
74:10 How long , O God , will the adversary hurl insults ? Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever ?
74:11 Why do you remain inactive ? Intervene and destroy him!
74:12 But God has been my king from ancient times , performing acts of deliverance on the earth .
74:13 You destroyed the sea by your strength ; you shattered the heads of the sea monster in the water .
74:14 You crushed the heads of Leviathan ; you fed him to the people who live along the coast .
74:15 You broke open the spring and the stream ; you dried up perpetually flowing rivers .
74:16 You established the cycle of day and night ; you put the moon and sun in place.
74:17 You set up all the boundaries of the earth ; you created the cycle of summer and winter .
74:18 Remember how the enemy hurls insults , O Lord , and how a foolish nation blasphemes your name !
74:19 Do not hand the life of your dove over to a wild animal! Do not continue to disregard the lives of your oppressed people!
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NET Notes -> Psa 74:1; Psa 74:1; Psa 74:1; Psa 74:1; Psa 74:2; Psa 74:2; Psa 74:2; Psa 74:3; Psa 74:3; Psa 74:4; Psa 74:4; Psa 74:4; Psa 74:5; Psa 74:6; Psa 74:6; Psa 74:6; Psa 74:6; Psa 74:6; Psa 74:7; Psa 74:8; Psa 74:8; Psa 74:8; Psa 74:9; Psa 74:9; Psa 74:9; Psa 74:11; Psa 74:12; Psa 74:12; Psa 74:13; Psa 74:13; Psa 74:14; Psa 74:14; Psa 74:14; Psa 74:15; Psa 74:15; Psa 74:16; Psa 74:16; Psa 74:16; Psa 74:17; Psa 74:17; Psa 74:18; Psa 74:18; Psa 74:19; Psa 74:19
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NET Notes: Psa 74:4 Heb “they set up their banners [as] banners.” The Hebrew noun אוֹת (’ot, “sign”) here refers to ...
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NET Notes: Psa 74:5 Heb “it is known like one bringing upwards, in a thicket of wood, axes.” The Babylonian invaders destroyed the woodwork in the temple.
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NET Notes: Psa 74:6 This Hebrew noun occurs only here in the OT. An Akkadian cognate refers to a “pickaxe” (cf. NEB “hatchet and pick”; NIV “...
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NET Notes: Psa 74:11 Heb “Why do you draw back your hand, even your right hand? From the midst of your chest, destroy!” The psalmist pictures God as having pla...
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NET Notes: Psa 74:13 The Hebrew text has the plural form, “sea monsters” (cf. NRSV “dragons”), but it is likely that an original enclitic mem has b...
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NET Notes: Psa 74:14 You fed him to the people. This pictures the fragments of Leviathan’s dead corpse washing up on shore and being devoured by those who find them....
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NET Notes: Psa 74:15 Perpetually flowing rivers are rivers that contain water year round, unlike the seasonal streams that flow only during the rainy season. Perhaps the p...
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