Fernley Free Methodist Church

Psalm 74

A maskil a of Asaph.

1O God, why have you rejected us forever?
Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?

2Remember the nation you purchased long ago,
the people of your inheritance, whom you redeemed—
Mount Zion, where you dwelt.

3Turn your steps toward these everlasting ruins,
all this destruction the enemy has brought on the sanctuary.

4Your foes roared in the place where you met with us;
they set up their standards as signs.

5They behaved like men wielding axes
to cut through a thicket of trees.

6They smashed all the carved paneling
with their axes and hatchets.

7They burned your sanctuary to the ground;
they defiled the dwelling place of your Name.

8They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely!”
They burned every place where God was worshiped in the land.

9We are given no signs from God;
no prophets are left,
and none of us knows how long this will be.

10How long will the enemy mock you, God?
Will the foe revile your name forever?

11Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand?
Take it from the folds of your garment and destroy them!

12But God is my King from long ago;
he brings salvation on the earth.

13It was you who split open the sea by your power;
you broke the heads of the monster in the waters.

14It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan
and gave it as food to the creatures of the desert.

of Leviathan; Job 41 Isaiah 27 Psalm 104
לִוְיָתָ֑ן (liw·yā·ṯān)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3882: 1) leviathan, sea monster, dragon 1a) large aquatic animal 1b) perhaps the extinct dinosaur, plesiosaurus, exact meaning unknown ++++ Some think this to be a crocodile but from the description in Job 41:1-34 this is patently absurd. It appears to be a large fire breathing animal of some sort. Just as the bombardier beetle has an explosion producing mechanism, so the great sea dragon may have an explosive producing mechanism to enable it to be a real fire breathing dragon.

15It was you who opened up springs and streams;
you dried up the ever-flowing rivers.

16The day is yours, and yours also the night;
you established the sun and moon.

17It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth;
you made both summer and winter.

18Remember how the enemy has mocked you, Lord,
how foolish people have reviled your name.


19Do not hand over the life of your dove to wild beasts;
do not forget the lives of your afflicted people forever.

20Have regard for your covenant,
because haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.

21Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace;
may the poor and needy praise your name.

22Rise up, O God, and defend your cause;
remember how fools mock you all day long.

23Do not ignore the clamor of your adversaries,
the uproar of your enemies, which rises continually.

Footnotes:
a 1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term




Psalm 62 NIV
Psalm 62 a

For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

1Truly my soul finds rest in God;
my salvation comes from him.

2Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.

3How long will you assault me?
Would all of you throw me down—
this leaning wall, this tottering fence?
4Surely they intend to topple me
from my lofty place;
they take delight in lies.
With their mouths they bless,
but in their hearts they curse. b

5Yes, my soul, find rest in God;
my hope comes from him.

6Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.

7My salvation and my honor depend on God c ;
he is my mighty rock, my refuge.

8Trust in him at all times, you people;
pour out your hearts to him,
for God is our refuge.

9Surely the lowborn are but a breath,
the highborn are but a lie.
If weighed on a balance, they are nothing;
together they are only a breath.

10Do not trust in extortion
or put vain hope in stolen goods;
though your riches increase,
do not set your heart on them.

11One thing God has spoken,
two things I have heard:
“Power belongs to you, God,

12and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”
and, “You reward everyone
according to what they have done.”


Footnotes:
a 1 In Hebrew texts 62:1-12 is numbered 62:2-13.
b 4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 8.
c 7 Or / God Most High is my salvation and my honor