Psalms 74:22

22 Arise, O God, and 1plead Your own cause; Remember how the 2foolish man reproaches 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 the covenant; For the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence.
21 Let not the oppressed return dishonored; Let the afflicted and needy praise Your name.
22 Arise, O God, and plead Your own cause; Remember how the foolish man reproaches You all day long.
23 Do not forget the voice of Your adversaries, The uproar of those who rise against You which ascends continually.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Psalms 43:1; Isaiah 3:13; Isaiah 43:26; Ezekiel 20:35
  • 2. Psalms 14:1; Psalms 53:1; Psalms 74:18

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Lit "Your reproach from the foolish man"
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