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Psalms 74:12
12But God is my King from long ago; he brings salvation on 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)You, O God, are my king from ages past, bringing salvation to the earth.
Context of Psalms 74:12
10How long will the enemy mock you, God? Will the foe revile your name forever? 11Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand? Take it from the folds of your garment and destroy them! But God is my King from long ago; he brings salvation on the earth. 13It was you who split open the sea by your power; you broke the heads of the monster in the waters. 14It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan and gave it as food to the creatures of the desert.
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וֵ֭אלֹהִים מַלְכִּ֣י מִקֶּ֑דֶם פֹּעֵ֥ל יְ֝שׁוּע֗וֹת בְּקֶ֣רֶב הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 74:12
- Psalms 44:4You are my King and my God, who decrees victories for Jacob.
- Exodus 19:5Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine,
- Numbers 23:21“No misfortune is seen in Jacob, no misery observed in Israel. The Lord their God is with them; the shout of the King is among them.
- Isaiah 33:22For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; it is he who will save us.
- Exodus 15:2“The Lord is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
- Judges 4:23On that day God subdued Jabin king of Canaan before the Israelites.
- 1 Samuel 19:5He took his life in his hands when he killed the Philistine. The Lord won a great victory for all Israel, and you saw it and were glad. Why then would you do wrong to an innocent man like David by killing him for no reason?”
- Isaiah 63:8He said, “Surely they are my people, children who will be true to me”; and so he became their Savior.
- Habakkuk 3:12In wrath you strode through the earth and in anger you threshed the nations.
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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