God’s Word Translation
Psalms 74:12
12And yet, from long ago God has been my king, the one who has been victorious throughout the earth.
Psalms 74:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)But God is my King from long ago; he brings salvation on the earth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Yet God my King is from of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For God is my King from of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.
Context of Psalms 74:12
10How long, O God, will the enemy insult us? Will the enemy despise you forever? 11Why do you hold back your hand, especially your right hand? Take your hands out of your pockets. Destroy your enemies! And yet, from long ago God has been my king, the one who has been victorious throughout the earth. 13You stirred up the sea with your own strength. You smashed the heads of sea monsters in the water. 14You crushed the heads of Leviathan and gave them to the creatures of the desert for food.
Read all of Psalms 74Psalms 74:12 word by word
וֵ֭אלֹהִים מַלְכִּ֣י מִקֶּ֑דֶם פֹּעֵ֥ל יְ֝שׁוּע֗וֹת בְּקֶ֣רֶב הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 74:12
- Psalms 44:4You alone are my king, O God. You won those victories for Jacob.
- Exodus 19:5If you carefully obey me and are faithful to the terms of my promise, then out of all the nations you will be my own special possession, even though the whole world is mine.
- Numbers 23:21He doesn’t want any trouble for the descendants of Jacob. He sees no misfortune for the people of Israel. The Lord their God is with them, praised as their king.
- Isaiah 33:22The Lord is our judge. The Lord is our lawgiver. The Lord is our king. The Lord is our savior.
- Exodus 15:2The Lord is my strength and my song. He is my Savior. This is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will honor him.
- Judges 4:23So on that day, God used the people of Israel to crush the power of King Jabin of Canaan.
- 1 Samuel 19:5He risked his life and killed the Philistine Goliath, and the Lord gave all Israel a great victory. When you saw it, you rejoiced. Why then should you sin by shedding David’s innocent blood for no reason?”
- Isaiah 63:8He said, “They are my people, children who will not lie to me.” So he became their Savior.
- Habakkuk 3:12You march through the earth with fury. You trample the nations in anger.
Commentaries on Psalms 74:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12For God is my King of old - We have always acknowledged thee as our sovereign; and thou hast reigned as a king in the midst of our land, dispensing salvation and deliverance from the center to every part of the circumference.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12For God is my King of old - That is, the king, or ruler of his people. The people had acknowledged him as their king and ruler, and he had showed himself to be such. This is given as a reason why he should now interpose in their behalf. It is an argument, proper always to be urged, drawn from the faithfulness and unchangeableness of God. Working salvation in the midst of the earth - Salvation for his people. The reference here particularly is to what he…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-17Verses 12-17 The church silences her own complaints. What God had done for his people, as their King of old, encouraged them to depend on him. It was the Lord's doing, none besides could do it. This providence was food to faith and hope, to support and encourage in difficulties. The God of Israel is the God of nature. He that is faithful to his covenant about the day and the night, will never cast off those whom he has chosen. We have as much reason to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12my King from ancient times: The psalmist acknowledges God’s power and his historical bond with Israel (Psalms 5:2; 44:4; 84:3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. For--literally, "And," in an adversative sense.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 74
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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