In Psalms, chapter seventy-seven, verses one through twenty, this psalm portrays a person in great trouble who cried unto God but could find no evidence that He was responding, as in verses seven through nine. Faithful believers sometimes find themselves in a similar situation. If so, they should do as the psalmist did: continue to …
In Psalms, chapter seventy-six, verse ten, God’s wrath is expressed in judgment against His people’s oppressors, which brings Him praise from those who have received deliverance. The wrath of the wicked can provide the occasion for God to rescue His own and accomplish great things on their behalf. Pharoah’s wrath against Israel became God’s opportunity …
In Psalms, chapter seventy-five, verse eight, the picture of God giving the wicked an intoxicating drink is used in Scripture as a symbol of His wrath and punishment. David states: “Thou has made us drink the wine of astonishment,” the wine that staggers, as in Psalms sixty, verse three, Isaiah fifty-one, verses seventeen and twenty-two, …
In Psalms, chapter seventy-four, verses one through twenty-three, the psalmist prays that God’s chastisement may not be forever. This prayer warns us that God’s patience will not tolerate sin indefinitely; eventually, sorrow and calamity will come. The theme chapter under the A Plea for Relief section expresses the people of God who attempt to justify …
