New King James Version
Psalms 74:12
12For God is my King from of old, Working salvation in the midst of 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 Living Translation (NLT)You, O God, are my king from ages past, bringing salvation to the earth.
Context of Psalms 74:12
10O God, how long will the adversary reproach? Will the enemy blaspheme Your name forever? 11Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? Take it out of Your bosom and destroy them. For God is my King from of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth. 13You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea serpents in the waters. 14You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces, And gave him as food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
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וֵ֭אלֹהִים מַלְכִּ֣י מִקֶּ֑דֶם פֹּעֵ֥ל יְ֝שׁוּע֗וֹת בְּקֶ֣רֶב הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 74:12
- Psalms 44:4You are my King, O God; Command victories for Jacob.
- Exodus 19:5Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine.
- Numbers 23:21“He has not observed iniquity in Jacob, Nor has He seen wickedness in Israel. The Lord his God is with him, And the shout of a King is among them.
- Isaiah 33:22(For the Lord is our Judge, The Lord is our Lawgiver, The Lord is our King; He will save us);
- Exodus 15:2The Lord is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; He is my God, and I will praise Him; My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
- Judges 4:23So on that day God subdued Jabin king of Canaan in the presence of the children of Israel.
- 1 Samuel 19:5For he took his life in his hands and killed the Philistine, and the Lord brought about a great deliverance for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced. Why then will you sin against innocent blood, to kill David without a cause?”
- Isaiah 63:8For He said, “Surely they are My people, Children who will not lie.” So He became their Savior.
- Habakkuk 3:12You marched through the land in indignation; You trampled 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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