You are more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey. (Psalm 76:4) Keep in mind that this psalm is speaking prophetically, and specifically of the day when God's people are gathered unto Him, which is to say at the end of the present exile. That being so,...

In Judah God is known; His name is great in Israel. In Salem also is His tabernacle, and His dwelling place in Zion. There He broke the arrows of the bow, the shield and sword of battle. (Psalm 76:1-3) There is coming a day when Jerusalem, referred to by Asaph as...

In Judah God is known; His name is great in Israel. In Salem also is His tabernacle, and His dwelling place in Zion. There He broke the arrows of the bow, the shield and sword of battle. (Psalm 76:1-3) Jewish commentators interpret this psalm to be an extension of the...

I said to the boastful, “Do not deal boastfully,” and to the wicked, “Do not lift up your horn on high; do not speak with a stiff neck.” For exaltation comes neither from the east nor from the west nor from the south. But God is the Judge: He puts down one, and exalts...

When I choose the proper time, I will judge uprightly. The earth and all its inhabitants are dissolved; I set up its pillars firmly. (Psalm 75:2-3) In the beginning of the book of Acts, many of Yeshua's disciples had gathered on the Mount of Olives to hear from Him,...

We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks! For Your wondrous works declare that Your name is near. (Psalm 75:1) Throughout Israel's existence, the God of Israel has always been present even in the midst of their trials and perils. Yes, they have experienced...

To the Chief Musician. Set to “Do Not Destroy.” A Psalm of Asaph. A Song. We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks! For Your wondrous works declare that Your name is near. (Psalm 75:1) As the previous psalm concluded the writer, Asaph, focused on the rising threat...

Oh, do not deliver the life of Your turtledove to the wild beast! Do not forget the life of Your poor forever. (Psalm 74:19) It has been said that the dove is the classic example of fidelity. Once a male dove mates with a female, he will never take a different mate. I...

The day is Yours, the night also is Yours; You have prepared the light and the sun. You have set all the borders of the earth; You have made summer and winter. (Psalm 74:16-17) In the very beginning of Creation, the Almighty set distinctions between things like day...

The day is Yours, the night also is Yours; You have prepared the light and the sun. You have set all the borders of the earth; You have made summer and winter. (Psalm 74:16-17) Over several verses in this psalm, Asaph acknowledged the seeming mastery of Israel's...

O God, how long will the adversary reproach? Will the enemy blaspheme Your name forever? Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? ... For God is my King from of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth. (Psalm 74:10-12) As mentioned in a previous...

O God, why have You cast us off forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture? Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, the tribe of Your inheritance, which You have redeemed. (Psalm 74:1-2) As we continue to glean from the...