Psalms 74-75

October 21, 2022

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Reading along with us in selections from Psalms? Here’s today’s reading:

Psalms 74-75 (NIV)

A maskil of Asaph.
1 O God, why have you rejected us forever?
Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?
2 Remember the nation you purchased long ago,
the people of your inheritance, whom you redeemed—
Mount Zion, where you dwelt.
3 Turn your steps toward these everlasting ruins,
all this destruction the enemy has brought on the sanctuary.
4 Your foes roared in the place where you met with us;
they set up their standards as signs.........Continue Reading

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  1. I am sure even with knowledge of the people’s disobedience watching the destruction and judgement was still hard. Even when we know we are going through a struggle due to our own fault for straying away or not going to God first we still look to God and wonder when it will end. God reminds us in Chapter 75 that it will be in His time and His time alone. Only He knows what is needed and the completion of His plans for us so despite the mess we make we must trust in God and His timing.

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  2. I assume that Psalm 74 was written after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. How hard it was for the Jews to see a foreign nation destroy the things of God: to have God’s temple looted. How hard it was to have every facet of their society turned upside down. And how fitting to pray for God to act, for Him to overcome and vanquish the evil usurpers, And yet, why they were in the state they were in shouldn’t have been a mystery. They were under discipline for their rejection of God. It is fine to ask God to move and act, but never to the neglect of our responsibility of obedience and faithfulness and being aware of what God’s word says about the way He acts and accepting that God’s word dictates more of His behavior than what our prayers do.

    And yet God is always our refuge. He is always a place to turn to receive support and consolation for the things we face, especially when it is at the hands of those who are evil. Whenever we turn to Him, He is able to bring comfort and direction for our lives. We will always find a way for Him to be glorified and us to be benefited as much as His will makes possible. And in that is comfort and peace.

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  4. The psalmist is discouraged that God has not responded to the attacks upon his chosen people and his sanctuary. It recalls that in the past God worked salvation for his people and that he is powerful, creating all things. It urges him not to forget them and not to allow their enemies to get away with the evil they have done against God. I can relate to the sense of urgency he feels for God to act when his people and the church are being attacked.

    We give thanks to God for all that he has done for us and for all that he is. He promises us that when the time is right, he will judge with equity and keep his creation stable in times of unrest. He does not put up with boasting because the good things that he gives us are from his power, not our own. We do not have to fret about wicked people because in due time, God will cast them down and the righteous will be lifted up.

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  5. Psalm 74 – God’s own house has been set on fire and the people no longer hear from Him.
    “We do not see our signs;
    There is no longer any prophet;
    Nor is there any among us who knows how long.”
    The people call on Him to intervene, if only for His Own Name.
    Psalm 75 – Give Thanks! God will bring justice in His time.
    “When I choose the proper time,
    I will judge uprightly.”

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