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Prayer Based on God's Faithfulness
The psalmist's prayer is not based on Israel's worthiness but on God's past actions and promises. Commentators explain that by recalling how God 'purchased,' 'redeemed,' and 'dwelt' with His people, the author is appealing to God's own faithfulness. This serves as a model for Christian prayer: grounding our requests in the unchanging character of God and His covenant promises fulfilled in Christ.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 74:2
18th Century
Theologian
Remember your congregation - The word rendered “congregation” properly means an “assembly,” a “community,” and it is frequently app…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 74:2
19th Century
Bishop
Purchased. —Or, as in the LXX, acquired. This word, together with the word "redeemed" in the next clause, and "right hand…
John Calvin
On Psalms 74:2
16th Century
Theologian
Remember your congregation, which you have possessed from of old. Here they boast of having been the chosen people of God, not on account …
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John Gill
On Psalms 74:2
17th Century
Pastor
Remember your congregation, which you have purchased of old ,
&c.] Alluding to the redemption of the congregation of…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 74:1–11
17th Century
Minister
This psalm appears to describe the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple by the Chaldeans. The deplorable case of the people of God, at the time,…