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Psalm 74

Psa. 74:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<πMaschil
maskiyl (Hebrew #4905)
instructive, i.e. a didactic poem
KJV usage: Maschil.
Pronounce: mas-keel'
Origin: from 7919
of Asaph
'Acaph (Hebrew #623)
collector; Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first
KJV usage: Asaph.
Pronounce: aw-sawf'
Origin: from 622
.>> O God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
, why hast thou cast us off
zanach (Hebrew #2186)
a primitive root meaning to push aside, i.e. reject, forsake, fail
KJV usage: cast away (off), remove far away (off).
Pronounce: zaw-nakh'
for ever
netsach (Hebrew #5331)
or netsach {nay'-tsakh}; from 5329; properly, a goal, i.e. the bright object at a distance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confidence; but usually (adverbially), continually (i.e. to the most distant point of view); --alway(-s), constantly, end, (+ n-)ever(more), perpetual, strength, victory.
Pronounce: neh'-tsakh
? why doth thine anger
'aph (Hebrew #639)
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
KJV usage: anger(-gry), + before, countenance, face, + forebearing, forehead, + (long-)suffering, nose, nostril, snout, X worthy, wrath.
Pronounce: af
Origin: from 599
smoke
`ashan (Hebrew #6225)
to smoke, whether literal or figurative
KJV usage: be angry (be on a) smoke.
Pronounce: aw-shan'
Origin: a primitive root
against the sheep
tso'n (Hebrew #6629)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
KJV usage: (small) cattle, flock (+ -s), lamb (+ -s), sheep((-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds)).
Pronounce: tsone
Origin: or tsaown (Psalm 144:13) {tseh-one'}
of thy pasture
mir`iyth (Hebrew #4830)
pasturage; concretely, a flock
KJV usage: flock, pasture.
Pronounce: meer-eeth'
Origin: from 7462 in the sense of feeding
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or, A Psalm for Asaph to give instruction.

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Asaph,
Forever,
God,
Maschil,
Sheep

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-9:  The prophet complains of the desolation of the sanctuary.
10-17:  He moves God to help in consideration of his power;
18-23:  of his reproachful enemies, of his children, and of his covenant.
A.M. 3416.
B.C. 588.
(Title.)
Maschil of Asaph.
or, APsalm for Asaph to give instruction.
Psa. 78:1• 1An instruction. Of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law; incline your ears to the words of my mouth. (Psa. 78:1)
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Psa. 78•  (Psa. 78)
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O God.
Psa. 10:1• 1Why, Jehovah, standest thou afar off? Why hidest thou thyself in times of distress? (Psa. 10:1)
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Psa. 42:9,11• 9I will say unto *God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
 11Why art thou cast down, my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God; for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. (Psa. 42:9,11)
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Psa. 44:9• 9But thou hast cast off, and put us to confusion, and dost not go forth with our armies; (Psa. 44:9)
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Psa. 60:1,10• 1To the chief Musician. On Shushan. Testimony. Michtam of David; to teach: when he strove with the Syrians of Mesopotamia, and the Syrians of Zobah, and Joab returned, and smote the Edomites in the valley of salt, twelve thousand. O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased: restore us again.
 10Wilt not thou, O God, who didst cast us off? and didst not go forth, O God, with our armies? (Psa. 60:1,10)
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Psa. 77:7• 7Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more? (Psa. 77:7)
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Jer. 31:37• 37Thus saith Jehovah: If the heavens above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off the whole seed of Israel, for all that they have done, saith Jehovah. (Jer. 31:37)
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Jer. 33:24‑26• 24Hast thou not seen what this people have spoken, saying, The two families that Jehovah had chosen, he hath even cast them off? And they despise my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.
 25Thus saith Jehovah: If my covenant of day and night stand not, if I have not appointed the ordinances of the heavens and the earth,
 26then will I also cast away the seed of Jacob, and of David my servant, so as not to take of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will turn their captivity, and will have mercy on them. (Jer. 33:24‑26)
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Rom. 11:1‑2• 1I say then, Has God cast away his people? Far be the thought. For *I* also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
 2God has not cast away his people whom he foreknew. Know ye not what the scripture says in the history of Elias, how he pleads with God against Israel? (Rom. 11:1‑2)
smoke.
Psa. 79:5• 5How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire? (Psa. 79:5)
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Deut. 29:20• 20Jehovah will not pardon him, but the anger of Jehovah and his jealousy will then smoke against that man, and all the curse shall be upon him that is written in this book; and Jehovah will blot out his name from under the heavens; (Deut. 29:20)
the sheep.
Psa. 79:13• 13And we, thy people and the sheep of thy pasture, will give thanks unto thee for ever; we will shew forth thy praise from generation to generation. (Psa. 79:13)
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Psa. 95:7• 7For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. To-day if ye hear his voice, (Psa. 95:7)
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Psa. 100:3• 3Know that Jehovah is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. (Psa. 100:3)
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Jer. 23:1• 1Woe unto the shepherds that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith Jehovah. (Jer. 23:1)
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Ezek. 34:8,31• 8As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, verily because my sheep have been a prey, and my sheep have been meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, and my shepherds searched not for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock,
 31And ye, my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men: I am your God, saith the Lord Jehovah. (Ezek. 34:8,31)
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Luke 12:32• 32Fear not, little flock, for it has been the good pleasure of your Father to give you the kingdom. (Luke 12:32)
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John 10:26‑30• 26but ye do not believe, for ye are not of my sheep, as I told you.
 27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me;
 28and I give them life eternal; and they shall never perish, and no one shall seize them out of my hand.
 29My Father who has given them to me is greater than all, and no one can seize out of the hand of my Father.
 30I and the Father are one. (John 10:26‑30)
• Book 3, Series 1. First part of the Indignation. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)
• {v.1-2} They recognize that they are suffering under the governmental anger of God; but they plead that, however much they may have failed, they are the sheep of His pasture, they are God’s assembly, they are God’s portion in the earth. (“Psalms 74” by H. Smith)
• Still feeling cast off the remnant take account of the destruction caused by the invading armies of the King of the North. They see the temple destroyed and burned with fire (vs. 1-11). (“Book 3.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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An instruction: of Asaph. Why, O God, hast thou cast off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?