Psalm 76 affirms God is ultimately in control. Spurgeon’s take was, “Even the most rampant evil is under the control of the Lord and will in the end be overruled for His praise.” As children of God, we do well to remember this, especially when evil appears to be triumphing. “Who can stand before You when once Your anger is roused?” We are able to call the creator of the universe our Father, and He will will and work for His good pleasure and our ultimate good. When we are dealing with sin in our own lives and with the circumstances created by others from sin in their lives, we need to hold fast to this knowledge of our Lord and the promise of His redemption. There is nothing in this world that is outside our Father’s control. Nothing, including evil. Let us rest in this knowledge each and every day.
For Psalm 76, I observed the presence of God and how God’s presence protects (Psalm 76:1-3). When someone tells me a testimony of what God has done or is doing in their life, I often respond, “That’s just like God.”
That is what is going on here. God has made a name for Himself. His dwelling (abode, tent, tabernacle) is in Salem, which is another name for Jeru-salem (Ps 76:2). It’s from there that He stops the fiery arrows and other weapons of war.
For us today, looking at this passage with New Testament eyes, the tabernacle (presence, abode, dwelling) of God.
So, we are not alone. He’s strong and mighty. No one can stand against Him. Therefore, no one can stand against the person who is living in the Presence of God, following the will of God, and using the power of God in their lives. Hold God in awe and wonder.
So whatever it is that is coming against us, we must remember who we are and use His authority to combat it (Ephesians 6:10-20). We too, using God’s power and protection, can extinguish the flaming arrows of the evil one (Psalm 76:3; Ephesians 6:16).
Spurgeon’s comment on Psalm 75 was, “For infinite goodness there should be measureless thanks.” I think this is a great summation, because once we realize what all the Lord has done for us (and can we really know what all He has done for us?), we cannot possibly thank Him enough. But dwelling on Psalms such as this do help us to remember and recognize His wondrous deeds and the fact He is in control and will see us through life here to life eternal with Him. In this we can place all our trust. Thanks be to our God!
Psalm 75 reminds me of 1 Peter 5:6 – “Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’”
God is the judge and one day, He will make right all the wrongs. When I think of all the evil in the world and, if without God, you have the might, you determine the right. But God will destroy the arrogant and lift up the righteous.
Psalm 74 describes the Babylonian destruction of the temple in 587 B.C., which means this was written by a son of Asaph since Asaph lived around 1,000 B.C. This was a terrible time for Israel, as they had endured a 2 and 1/2 year siege culminating with the temple’s destruction and for many, their exile to Babylon. It is no wonder this Psalm has such great lament. But this descendant of Asaph recounts all the mighty things the Lord had done over the eons, and reminds the Lord that He had purchased and redeemed the people of Israel to be His heritage.
I come away from this with the thought that a God who made everything, including the stars and the sun is a God who can take care of His people. He will do it on His own timetable and in His own manner, which often is not how we would prefer, but ultimately He does rescue His chosen ones. In 2026, we are His chosen ones through the shed blood of Jesus. The same God that did all those things described in verses 12-17 is our God today, and we can trust Him to watch over us just as Israel could 2,500 years ago. O Lord, “let the poor and needy praise Your name” and let us be reminded every morning of Your great mercies!
In Psalm 74 – I was drawn to the word “poor” in Psalm 74:19,21. It brought back to my memory how Jesus used the word in the Sermon on the Mount and the Sermon on the Plain (Matt 5:3; Luke 6:20).
One of the things about the Psalms is how real to life they are. The writer is despondent and questioning “Why God?” God’s people have been devastated. They lack the resource to overcome, hence they are poor.
We too must see our lack of resources and poorness as we look to God who is more than able to do beyond what we can imagine or think (Ephesians 3:20).
I was moved by Psalm 73:25,26. In verse 25, if heaven and earth includes everything in our existence and in verse 26 flesh and heart include all of my life. It is a realization of my need and my desire to pursue God ultimately.
Psalm 73 was written by Asaph, a Levite in the time of David and Solomon who was a chief musician and choir director in the tabernacle and then later the temple. Psalm 73 has two distinct parts; the first 16 verses he laments the prosperity of the wicked, as he sees them living their best life now. But in verse 17, he comes into the sanctuary (or presence) of God, and his eyes are opened to see the wicked for what they truly are—people with no real future: “Truly You set them in slippery places; You make them fall to ruin.” This is in contrast to his own and other believers’ future: “You guide me with Your counsel, and afterward You will receive me to glory.” He concludes with a thought that all believers should embrace, “…it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord God my refuge, that I may tell of all Your works.” Would that all believers would embrace this final verse and make it their own! What a blessed way to live our lives—in His protection, so that we can live to tell others all about Him.
Psalm 76 affirms God is ultimately in control. Spurgeon’s take was, “Even the most rampant evil is under the control of the Lord and will in the end be overruled for His praise.” As children of God, we do well to remember this, especially when evil appears to be triumphing. “Who can stand before You when once Your anger is roused?” We are able to call the creator of the universe our Father, and He will will and work for His good pleasure and our ultimate good. When we are dealing with sin in our own lives and with the circumstances created by others from sin in their lives, we need to hold fast to this knowledge of our Lord and the promise of His redemption. There is nothing in this world that is outside our Father’s control. Nothing, including evil. Let us rest in this knowledge each and every day.
For Psalm 76, I observed the presence of God and how God’s presence protects (Psalm 76:1-3). When someone tells me a testimony of what God has done or is doing in their life, I often respond, “That’s just like God.”
That is what is going on here. God has made a name for Himself. His dwelling (abode, tent, tabernacle) is in Salem, which is another name for Jeru-salem (Ps 76:2). It’s from there that He stops the fiery arrows and other weapons of war.
For us today, looking at this passage with New Testament eyes, the tabernacle (presence, abode, dwelling) of God.
So, we are not alone. He’s strong and mighty. No one can stand against Him. Therefore, no one can stand against the person who is living in the Presence of God, following the will of God, and using the power of God in their lives. Hold God in awe and wonder.
So whatever it is that is coming against us, we must remember who we are and use His authority to combat it (Ephesians 6:10-20). We too, using God’s power and protection, can extinguish the flaming arrows of the evil one (Psalm 76:3; Ephesians 6:16).
Spurgeon’s comment on Psalm 75 was, “For infinite goodness there should be measureless thanks.” I think this is a great summation, because once we realize what all the Lord has done for us (and can we really know what all He has done for us?), we cannot possibly thank Him enough. But dwelling on Psalms such as this do help us to remember and recognize His wondrous deeds and the fact He is in control and will see us through life here to life eternal with Him. In this we can place all our trust. Thanks be to our God!
Psalm 75 reminds me of 1 Peter 5:6 – “Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’”
God is the judge and one day, He will make right all the wrongs. When I think of all the evil in the world and, if without God, you have the might, you determine the right. But God will destroy the arrogant and lift up the righteous.
Psalm 74 describes the Babylonian destruction of the temple in 587 B.C., which means this was written by a son of Asaph since Asaph lived around 1,000 B.C. This was a terrible time for Israel, as they had endured a 2 and 1/2 year siege culminating with the temple’s destruction and for many, their exile to Babylon. It is no wonder this Psalm has such great lament. But this descendant of Asaph recounts all the mighty things the Lord had done over the eons, and reminds the Lord that He had purchased and redeemed the people of Israel to be His heritage.
I come away from this with the thought that a God who made everything, including the stars and the sun is a God who can take care of His people. He will do it on His own timetable and in His own manner, which often is not how we would prefer, but ultimately He does rescue His chosen ones. In 2026, we are His chosen ones through the shed blood of Jesus. The same God that did all those things described in verses 12-17 is our God today, and we can trust Him to watch over us just as Israel could 2,500 years ago. O Lord, “let the poor and needy praise Your name” and let us be reminded every morning of Your great mercies!
In Psalm 74 – I was drawn to the word “poor” in Psalm 74:19,21. It brought back to my memory how Jesus used the word in the Sermon on the Mount and the Sermon on the Plain (Matt 5:3; Luke 6:20).
One of the things about the Psalms is how real to life they are. The writer is despondent and questioning “Why God?” God’s people have been devastated. They lack the resource to overcome, hence they are poor.
We too must see our lack of resources and poorness as we look to God who is more than able to do beyond what we can imagine or think (Ephesians 3:20).
I was moved by Psalm 73:25,26. In verse 25, if heaven and earth includes everything in our existence and in verse 26 flesh and heart include all of my life. It is a realization of my need and my desire to pursue God ultimately.
Psalm 73 was written by Asaph, a Levite in the time of David and Solomon who was a chief musician and choir director in the tabernacle and then later the temple. Psalm 73 has two distinct parts; the first 16 verses he laments the prosperity of the wicked, as he sees them living their best life now. But in verse 17, he comes into the sanctuary (or presence) of God, and his eyes are opened to see the wicked for what they truly are—people with no real future: “Truly You set them in slippery places; You make them fall to ruin.” This is in contrast to his own and other believers’ future: “You guide me with Your counsel, and afterward You will receive me to glory.” He concludes with a thought that all believers should embrace, “…it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord God my refuge, that I may tell of all Your works.” Would that all believers would embrace this final verse and make it their own! What a blessed way to live our lives—in His protection, so that we can live to tell others all about Him.