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Psalms 74:12
12You, O God, are my king from ages past, bringing salvation to 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 you allow our enemies to insult you? Will you let them dishonor your name forever? 11Why do you hold back your strong right hand? Unleash your powerful fist and destroy them. You, O God, are my king from ages past, bringing salvation to the earth. 13You split the sea by your strength and smashed the heads of the sea monsters. 14You crushed the heads of Leviathan and let the desert animals eat him.
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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 and my God. You command victories for Israel.
- Exodus 19:5Now if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own special treasure from among all the peoples on earth; for all the earth belongs to me.
- Numbers 23:21No misfortune is in his plan for Jacob; no trouble is in store for Israel. For the Lord their God is with them; he has been proclaimed their king.
- Isaiah 33:22For the Lord is our judge, our lawgiver, and our king. He will care for us and save us.
- Exodus 15:2The Lord is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. This is my God, and I will praise him— my father’s God, and I will exalt him!
- Judges 4:23So on that day Israel saw God defeat Jabin, the Canaanite king.
- 1 Samuel 19:5Have you forgotten about the time he risked his life to kill the Philistine giant and how the Lord brought a great victory to all Israel as a result? You were certainly happy about it then. Why should you murder an innocent man like David? There is no reason for it at all!”
- Isaiah 63:8He said, “They are my very own people. Surely they will not betray me again.” And he became their Savior.
- Habakkuk 3:12You marched across the land in anger and trampled the nations in your fury.
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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