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Recalling Specific Miracles
Commentators unanimously agree this verse recalls specific miracles from Israel's history. "Cleaving the fountain" refers to God providing water from the rock in the desert, while "drying up mighty rivers" points to the crossing of the ever-flowing Jordan River. Scholars note the original Hebrew emphasizes these were perennial rivers, making the miracle undeniable.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 74:15
18th Century
Theologian
You cleaved the fountain and the flood – that is, the source of the streams and the streams themselves.
The main allusion is probably…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 74:15
19th Century
Bishop
Thou didst cleave ... —Another meaningful expression for “thou didst cleave the rock, and a fountain came forth.”
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John Gill
On Psalms 74:15
17th Century
Pastor
Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood
That is, the rocks at Horeb and at Kadesh, from whence water flowed as …
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Matthew Henry
On Psalms 74:12–17
17th Century
Minister
The church silences her own complaints. What God had done for his people, as their King of old, encouraged them to depend on him. It was the Lord's…