Psalms 74:22

22 Arise, O God! Fight for your own cause! Remember how godless fools insult you all day long.

Psalms 74:22 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 74:22

Arise, O God, plead thine own cause
The church's cause being the cause of God; and therefore she desires that he would arise and exert himself, and take vengeance on his and her enemies: this is an interesting argument, and a forcible one:

remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily;
this being so frequently repeated, as in ( Psalms 74:10 Psalms 74:18 ) , shows how much the name and glory of God lay near her heart; the Targum is,

``remember the reproach of thy people by a foolish king all the day;''

perhaps the man of sin is meant, the king of the locusts, and angel of the bottomless pit.

Psalms 74:22 In-Context

20 Consider your promise because every dark corner of the land is filled with violence.
21 Do not let oppressed people come back in disgrace. Let weak and needy people praise your name.
22 Arise, O God! Fight for your own cause! Remember how godless fools insult you all day long.
23 Do not forget the shouting of your opponents. Do not forget the uproar made by those who attack you.
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