O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.
The Church lies waste, Israel's very name nearly erased, and the people rightly confess their own sins as the cause. Yet they appeal to God's covenant with Abraham, remembering His ancient power displayed in deliverance, and so they plead with Him to end this desperate ruin. This maskil teaches us that affliction compels us to examine ourselves and humble our hearts before God.
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Commenting on Psalm 74:1-23
Having spread the sad case before the Lord, the pleader now urges another series of arguments for divine help. He reasons from the Lord's former wonders of grace, and his deeds of power, imploring a repetition of the same divine works.
Commenting on Psalm 74:12
God's cause is His own, and He will plead it with a strong hand, though for a time He seems to neglect it. When enemies blaspheme His name directly, they fill the measure of their sins and hasten their ruin; nothing encourages the saints more to hope God will appear against them than this pitch of wickedness.
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Commenting on Psalm 74:18-23