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Psalms 74:23

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

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Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.

Psalms 74:23 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 74:23

Theological / Devotional

Forget not. The psalmist closes his prayer with a petition for just retribution upon the enemies (cf. 2 Kings 19:28).

Tumult. The reference is evidently to the enemies invading Jerusalem with loud war cries.

Those that rise up against thee. Those who set themselves in opposition to God’s purposes by working against His appointed leaders often deceive themselves into believing that their course of action is of no particular concern to God (see Ex. 16:8; 1 Sam. 8:7).

Increaseath. Rather, “ascends.”

The psalm seems to break off almost abruptly, as if the psalmist were stopped in the midst of his portrayal of the increasing depredations in the land.

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