Psalms 74:12
Since [thou] God art my King from olden days, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
In Context
11Why withdrawest thou thy hand, and thy right hand? [draw it] out of thy bosom—exterminate [them];
Cross References
Exodus 15:2My strength and song is the Lord, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will declare his praise, the God of my father, and I will exalt him.
Numbers 23:21He hath not beheld any wrong in Jacob, nor hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the glory of the king dwelleth among him.
1 Samuel 19:5And he did put his life in his hand, and he slew the Philistine, and the Lord wrought a great salvation for all Israel; thou sawest it, and wast rejoiced: wherefore then wilt thou commit sin on innocent blood, by slaying David without a cause?
Psalms 44:4(44:5) Thou art my King, O God: ordain salvation for Jacob.
Isaiah 63:8And he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie; and he became to them a Saviour.
Habakkuk 1:12Art thou not from everlasting, O Lord my God, my Holy One? we shall not die. O Lord, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O Protector, thou hast appointed them to correct [nations].
Matthew Henry on Psalms 74:2-12
Mournful Complaints. 1 O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? 2 Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. 3 Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary. 4 Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs. 5 A man was famous… Read the whole commentary →