You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert.
PSALM 74 The people of God in this psalm bewail the desolate condition of the Church, which was such that the very name of Israel was almost annihilated. It appears from their humble supplications that they impute to their own sins all the calamities which they endured; but at the same time they lay before God his own covenant by which he adopted the race...
Commenting on Psalm 74:1-23
Having spread the sad case before the Lord, the pleader now urges another series of arguments for divine help. He reasons from the Lord's former wonders of grace, and his deeds of power, imploring a repetition of the same divine works.
Commenting on Psalm 74:12
The lamenting church fastens upon something here which she calls to mind, and therefore hath she hope (as Lam 3:21), with which she encourages herself and silences her own complaints. Two things quiet the minds of those that are here sorrowing for the solemn assembly: - I. That God is the God of Israel, a God in covenant with his people (Psa 74:12): God is my King of old.
Commenting on Psalm 74:12-17