Psalms 74:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs. ”

Psalms 74:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thine enemies roar - This refers to the shout and tumult of war. They raised up the war-cry even in the very place where the congregations had been assembled; where God had been worshipped. The w...
Psalms 74:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they (c) set up their ensigns [for] signs. (c) They have destroyed your true religion, and spread their banners in sign of defiance.
Psalms 74:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

LXXIV. The date may be fixed with certainty and that within narrow limits. The Jews are suffering extreme distress, but apparently by no fault of their own, for there is no confession of sin. The p...
Psalms 74:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

enemies . adversaries. Thy congregations . Thine assembly. their. Compare "our", Psalms 74:9 . ensigns for signs . signs as signs [for us]. signs. Same word as "ensigns" and "standard" in...
Psalms 74:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

4. Thy adversaries have roared in the midst of thy sanctuaries. Here the people of God compare their enemies to lions, ( Amos 3:8 ,) to point out the cruelty which they exercised even in the...
Psalms 74:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs. Thine enemies roar - Thy people, who were formerly a distinct and separate people, and who would not even...
Psalms 74:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Thine enemies roar, &c.— i.e. "They triumph in those places where thy people formerly met to worship thee." See Psalms 74:7 . For signs, means, "As trophies, in token of their conquest ove...
Psalms 74:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary. -The enemy has destroyed God's sanctuary and synagogues, and there are no tokens o...
Psalms 74:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 74, 79 seem to reflect the same historical situation, and are usually ascribed to the same author. Both were written in a time of national calamity, when the Temple was profaned ( Psalms 74 ),...
Psalms 74:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Thine enemies... — As the text stands, render, Thine enemies have roared in the midst of thine assembly, but many MSS. have the plural as in Psalms 74:8 , where see Note for the meaning of the w...
Psalms 74:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 74:1-23 Two periods only correspond to the circumstances described in this psalm and its companion ( Psalms 79:1-13 )-namely, the Chaldean invasion and sack of Jerusalem, and the persecutio...
Psalms 74:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Sanctuary of God Profaned Psalms 74:1-11 This psalm probably dates from the time when the Chaldeans destroyed the Temple and the city of Jerusalem. Compare Psalms 74:8 with Jeremiah 3:13...
Psalms 74:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is a great complaint, but it is a complaint of faith. Hardly a gleam of light is found throughout. The singer sits in the midst of national desolation and pours out his soul to God in passionate...
Psalms 74:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The pleading soul here takes up many strong and unanswerable arguments to plead with God. He first sets out with reminding Jehovah, that the anger God hath manifested is against his people. Now, sait...
Psalms 74:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations ,.... Particular churches, gathered out of the world in Gospel order, and which meet together at particular times and places; in the midst of the...
Psalms 74:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns [for] signs. Ver. 4. Thine enemies roar ] When they give the onset, or after the victory; our roaring boys are so ca...
Psalms 74:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thine enemies roar Make loud outcries; either out of rage and fury against the conquered and captivated Israelites, now in their power; or rather, in the way of triumph for their success and victor...
Psalms 74:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Mournful Complaints. Maschil of Asaph. 1 O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke a...
Psalms 74:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Roar, i.e. make loud outcries; either from their rage and fury against the conquered and captivated Israelites now in their power; or rather, in way of triumph for their success and victory. In th...
Psalms 74:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“A Maschil of Asaph,” i.e., an Instruction of Asaph, a Didactic Song by Asaph. See introduction to Psalms 1 . “But here we cannot have the least idea of the author...
Psalms 74:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Title. Maschil of Asaph; that is, instruction, as Psalms 32 . The EDDA is the title of the Icelandic poem, which also signifies instruction. This mournful ode is also alleged to have been written...
Psalms 74:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

O God, why hast Thou cast us off for ever? why doth Thine anger smoke against the sheep of Thy pasture? The wail and prayer of a true patriot I. The wail ( Psalms 74:1-17 ). 1. Some communi...
Psalms 74:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION " THE misery of the Jews is here at its deepest". The psalmist describes Jerusalem as fallen into "perpetual ruins" ( Psalms 74:3 ). The temple is violated ( Psalms 74:3 ); its carve...
Psalms 74:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Prayer for the Preservation of the Church. Maschil, a didactic poem, of Asaph, a prophetic psalm, foretelling some of the afflictions which would befall the Church of God, in the Old Testament as...
Psalms 74:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 36:17 ; Daniel 6:27 ; Jeremiah 6:1-5 ; Lamentations 2:7 ; Luke 13:1 ; Luke 21:20 ; Matthew 24:15 ; Revelation 13:6
Psalms 74:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Roar — In a way of triumph. Midst, &c. — In the places where thy people used to assemble for thy worship. Set up — Monuments of their victory.

Psalms 74:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 74:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 74:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 74:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 74:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 74:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 74:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 74:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 74:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 74:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 74:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 74:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 74:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 74:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 74:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 74:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 74:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 74:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 74:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 74:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 74:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 74:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 74:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 74:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 74:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 74:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes