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Psalm 72-76

Jeremy Bowling
03/22/23 - Wednesday Service

Series: Psalms

 

Psalm 72

A Psalm of Solomon.

72:1 Give the king Your judgments, O God,
And Your righteousness to the king’s Son.
² He will judge Your people with righteousness,
And Your poor with justice.
³ The mountains will bring peace to the people,
And the little hills, by righteousness.
⁴ He will bring justice to the poor of the people;
He will save the children of the needy,
And will break in pieces the oppressor.

⁵ They shall fear You
As long as the sun and moon endure,
Throughout all generations.
⁶ He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing,
Like showers that water the earth.
⁷ In His days the righteous shall flourish,
And abundance of peace,
Until the moon is no more.

⁸ He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,
And from the River to the ends of the earth.
⁹ Those who dwell in the wilderness will bow before Him,
And His enemies will lick the dust.
¹⁰ The kings of Tarshish and of the isles
Will bring presents;
The kings of Sheba and Seba
Will offer gifts.
¹¹ Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him;
All nations shall serve Him.

¹² For He will deliver the needy when he cries,
The poor also, and him who has no helper.
¹³ He will spare the poor and needy,
And will save the souls of the needy.
¹⁴ He will redeem their life from oppression and violence;
And precious shall be their blood in His sight.

¹⁵ And He shall live;
And the gold of Sheba will be given to Him;
Prayer also will be made for Him continually,
And daily He shall be praised.

¹⁶ There will be an abundance of grain in the earth,
On the top of the mountains;
Its fruit shall wave like Lebanon;
And those of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

¹⁷ His name shall endure forever;
His name shall continue as long as the sun.
And men shall be blessed in Him;
All nations shall call Him blessed.

¹⁸ Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,
Who only does wondrous things!
¹⁹ And blessed be His glorious name forever!
And let the whole earth be filled with His glory.
Amen and Amen.

²⁰ The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

Psalm 73

A Psalm of Asaph.

73:1  Truly God is good to Israel,
To such as are pure in heart.
² But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled;
My steps had nearly slipped.
³ For I was envious of the boastful,
When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

⁴ For there are no pangs in their death,
But their strength is firm.
⁵ They are not in trouble as other men,
Nor are they plagued like other men.
⁶ Therefore pride serves as their necklace;
Violence covers them like a garment.
⁷ Their eyes bulge with abundance;
They have more than heart could wish.
⁸ They scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression;
They speak loftily.
⁹ They set their mouth against the heavens,
And their tongue walks through the earth.

¹⁰ Therefore his people return here,
And waters of a full cup are drained by them.
¹¹ And they say, “How does God know?
And is there knowledge in the Most High?”
¹² Behold, these are the ungodly,
Who are always at ease;
They increase in riches.
¹³ Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain,
And washed my hands in innocence.
¹⁴ For all day long I have been plagued,
And chastened every morning.

¹⁵ If I had said, “I will speak thus,”
Behold, I would have been untrue to the generation of Your children.
¹⁶ When I thought how to understand this,
It was too painful for me—
¹⁷ Until I went into the sanctuary of God;
Then I understood their end.

¹⁸ Surely You set them in slippery places;
You cast them down to destruction.
¹⁹ Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment!
They are utterly consumed with terrors.
²⁰ As a dream when one awakes,
So, Lord, when You awake,
You shall despise their image.

²¹ Thus my heart was grieved,
And I was vexed in my mind.
²² I was so foolish and ignorant;
I was like a beast before You.
²³ Nevertheless I am continually with You;
You hold me by my right hand.
²⁴ You will guide me with Your counsel,
And afterward receive me to glory.

²⁵ Whom have I in heaven but You?
And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You.
²⁶ My flesh and my heart fail;
But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

²⁷ For indeed, those who are far from You shall perish;
You have destroyed all those who desert You for harlotry.
²⁸ But it is good for me to draw near to God;
I have put my trust in the Lord God,
That I may declare all Your works.

 

Psalm 74

A Contemplation of Asaph.

74:1 O God, why have You cast us off forever?
Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?
² Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old,
The tribe of Your inheritance, which You have redeemed—
This Mount Zion where You have dwelt.
³ Lift up Your feet to the perpetual desolations.
The enemy has damaged everything in the sanctuary.
⁴ Your enemies roar in the midst of Your meeting place;
They set up their banners for signs.
⁵ They seem like men who lift up
Axes among the thick trees.
⁶ And now they break down its carved work, all at once,
With axes and hammers.
⁷ They have set fire to Your sanctuary;
They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground.
⁸ They said in their hearts,
“Let us destroy them altogether.”
They have burned up all the meeting places of God in the land.

⁹ We do not see our signs;
There is no longer any prophet;
Nor is there any among us who knows how long.
¹⁰ O God, how long will the adversary reproach?
Will the enemy blaspheme Your name forever?
¹¹ Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand?
Take it out of Your bosom and destroy them.
¹² For God is my King from of old,
Working salvation in the midst of the earth.
¹³ You divided the sea by Your strength;
You broke the heads of the sea serpents in the waters.
¹⁴ You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces,
And gave him as food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
¹⁵ You broke open the fountain and the flood;
You dried up mighty rivers.
¹⁶ The day is Yours, the night also is Yours;
You have prepared the light and the sun.
¹⁷ You have set all the borders of the earth;
You have made summer and winter.

¹⁸ Remember this, that the enemy has reproached, O Lord,
And that a foolish people has blasphemed Your name.
¹⁹ Oh, do not deliver the life of Your turtledove to the wild beast!
Do not forget the life of Your poor forever.
²⁰ Have respect to the covenant;
For the dark places of the earth are full of the haunts of cruelty.
²¹ Oh, do not let the oppressed return ashamed!
Let the poor and needy praise Your name.

²² Arise, O God, plead Your own cause;
Remember how the foolish man reproaches You daily.
²³ Do not forget the voice of Your enemies;
The tumult of those who rise up against You increases continually.

 

Psalm 75

To the Chief Musician. Set to “Do Not Destroy.” A Psalm of Asaph. A Song.

75:1 We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks!
For Your wondrous works declare that Your name is near.

² “When I choose the proper time,
I will judge uprightly.
³ The earth and all its inhabitants are dissolved;
I set up its pillars firmly. Selah

⁴ “I said to the boastful, ‘Do not deal boastfully,’
And to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up the horn.
⁵ Do not lift up your horn on high;
Do not speak with a stiff neck.’ ”

⁶ For exaltation comes neither from the east
Nor from the west nor from the south.
⁷ But God is the Judge:
He puts down one,
And exalts another.
⁸ For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup,
And the wine is red;
It is fully mixed, and He pours it out;
Surely its dregs shall all the wicked of the earth
Drain and drink down.

⁹ But I will declare forever,
I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

¹⁰ “All the horns of the wicked I will also cut off,
But the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.”

 

Psalm 76

To the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song.

76:1 In Judah God is known;
His name is great in Israel.
² In Salem also is His tabernacle,
And His dwelling place in Zion.
³ There He broke the arrows of the bow,
The shield and sword of battle. Selah

⁴ You are more glorious and excellent
Than the mountains of prey.
⁵ The stouthearted were plundered;
They have sunk into their sleep;
And none of the mighty men have found the use of their hands.
⁶ At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob,
Both the chariot and horse were cast into a dead sleep.

⁷ You, Yourself, are to be feared;
And who may stand in Your presence
When once You are angry?
⁸ You caused judgment to be heard from heaven;
The earth feared and was still,
⁹ When God arose to judgment,
To deliver all the oppressed of the earth. Selah

¹⁰ Surely the wrath of man shall praise You;
With the remainder of wrath You shall gird Yourself.

¹¹ Make vows to the Lord your God, and pay them;
Let all who are around Him bring presents to Him who ought to be feared.
¹² He shall cut off the spirit of princes;
He is awesome to the kings of the earth.