Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalm 74

74 catchwords510 parallels

← Psalms | ← Ch 73 | Ch 75 →

Psalm 74 . 1 , The prophet complains of the desolation of the sanctuary; Psalm 74 . 10 , He moves God to help in consideration of his power; Psalm 74 . 18 , of his reproachful enemies , of his children , and of his covenant.

Psalm for Asaph to give instruction. Psalm 78 . 1 *title

Psalm 74:1

A Maskil of Asaph. Why have You rejected us forever, O God? Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture?

Psalm 74:1 · BSB

O God11 parallels

smoke2 parallels

the sheep8 parallels

Reciprocal23 parallels

Psalm 74:2

Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance—Mount Zion where You dwell.

Psalm 74:2 · BSB

purchased3 parallels

thine6 parallels

redeemed4 parallels

this mount6 parallels

Reciprocal21 parallels

rod or , tribe

Psalm 74:3

Turn Your steps to the everlasting ruins, to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has destroyed.

Psalm 74:3 · BSB

Lift8 parallels

the perpetual11 parallels

all7 parallels

Reciprocal12 parallels

Psalm 74:4

Your foes have roared within Your meeting place; they have unfurled their banners as signs,

Psalm 74:4 · BSB

Thine4 parallels

they set4 parallels

Reciprocal7 parallels

Psalm 74:5

like men wielding axes in a thicket of trees

Psalm 74:5 · BSB

the whole verse4 parallels

Reciprocal1 parallel

Psalm 74:6

and smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks.

Psalm 74:6 · BSB

the whole verse4 parallels

Reciprocal2 parallels

Psalm 74:7

They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name.

Psalm 74:7 · BSB

cast fire into thy sanctuary3 parallels

Heb. sent thy sanctuary into the fire

defiled2 parallels

dwelling3 parallels

Reciprocal4 parallels

Psalm 74:8

They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.

Psalm 74:8 · BSB

said4 parallels

all the synagogues5 parallels

Reciprocal6 parallels

destroy Heb. break

Psalm 74:9

There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.

Psalm 74:9 · BSB

We see6 parallels

no more3 parallels

Reciprocal18 parallels

Psalm 74:10

How long, O God, will the enemy taunt You? Will the foe revile Your name forever?

Psalm 74:10 · BSB

the whole verse9 parallels

Reciprocal20 parallels

Psalm 74:11

Why do You withdraw Your strong right hand? Stretch it out to destroy them!

Psalm 74:11 · BSB

withdrawest2 parallels

pluck it out3 parallels

As the outward habit of the easterns has no sleeves , the hands and arms are frequently covered with the folds of the robe; and , in order to do anything , the hand must be disentangled , and drawn out

Reciprocal11 parallels

Psalm 74:12

Yet God is my King from ancient times, working salvation on the earth.

Psalm 74:12 · BSB

God6 parallels

working6 parallels

Reciprocal10 parallels

Psalm 74:13

You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea;

Psalm 74:13 · BSB

divide9 parallels

Heb. break

brakest4 parallels

dragons1 parallel

or , whales

Reciprocal13 parallels

Psalm 74:14

You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert.

Psalm 74:14 · BSB

leviathan6 parallels

meat5 parallels

Reciprocal12 parallels

Psalm 74:15

You broke open the fountain and the flood; You dried up the ever-flowing rivers.

Psalm 74:15 · BSB

cleave5 parallels

flood7 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

mighty rivers Heb. rivers of strength

Psalm 74:16

The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.

Psalm 74:16 · BSB

The day2 parallels

prepared5 parallels

Reciprocal15 parallels

Psalm 74:17

You set all the boundaries of the earth; You made the summer and winter.

Psalm 74:17 · BSB

set4 parallels

made summer2 parallels

Heb. made them summer

Reciprocal7 parallels

Psalm 74:18

Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, how a foolish people has spurned Your name.

Psalm 74:18 · BSB

Remember7 parallels

the foolish7 parallels

Reciprocal25 parallels

Psalm 74:19

Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever.

Psalm 74:19 · BSB

turtledove6 parallels

forget5 parallels

Reciprocal3 parallels

Psalm 74:20

Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.

Psalm 74:20 · BSB

Have14 parallels

the dark4 parallels

habitations2 parallels

Reciprocal7 parallels

Psalm 74:21

Do not let the oppressed retreat in shame; may the poor and needy praise Your name.

Psalm 74:21 · BSB

O let not5 parallels

poor3 parallels

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Psalm 74:22

Rise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long.

Psalm 74:22 · BSB

Arise4 parallels

remember6 parallels

Reciprocal16 parallels

Psalm 74:23

Do not disregard the clamor of Your adversaries, the uproar of Your enemies that ascends continually.

Psalm 74:23 · BSB

Forget3 parallels

tumult6 parallels

increaseth1 parallel

Heb. ascendeth

Reciprocal14 parallels

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In the wider web3 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Acts 20:28 → Psalms 74:1-2
Chiasms
Shaped Psalm 74:18–22, Psalm 74:4–11
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