Psalms 74:22

22 God, rise up. Stand up for your cause. Remember how foolish people make fun of 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 Honor the covenant you made with us. Horrible things are happening in every dark corner of the land.
21 Don't let your suffering people be put to shame. May those who are poor and needy praise you.
22 God, rise up. Stand up for your cause. Remember how foolish people make fun of you all day long.
23 Pay close attention to the shouts of your enemies. The trouble they cause never stops.
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