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Psa 74:1-23. If the historical allusions of Psa 74:6-8, etc., be referred, as is probable, to the period of the captivity, the author was probably a descendant and namesake of Asaph, David’s contemporary and singer (compare 2Ch 35:15; Ezr 2:41). He complains of God’s desertion of His Church, and appeals for aid, encouraging himself by recounting some of God’s mighty deeds, and urges his prayer on the ground of God’s covenant relation to His people, and the wickedness of His and their common enemy.
cast ... off - with abhorrence (compare Psa 43:2; Psa 44:9). There is no disavowal of guilt implied. The figure of fire to denote God’s anger is often used; and here, and in Deu 29:20, by the word “smoke,” suggests its continuance.
sheep ... pasture - (Compare Psa 80:1; Psa 95:7).