Psalms 74:9

We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
see	רָ֫אִ֥ינוּ ra.'I.nu	H7200	to see · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common plural
signs	אֽוֹתֹתֵ֗ינוּ 'o.to.Tei.nu	H226	a signal (literally or figuratively) · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix
prophet	נָבִ֑יא na.Vi'	H5030	a prophet or (generally) inspired man · noun, common masculine singular absolute
knoweth	יֹדֵ֥עַ yo.De.a'	H3045	to know (properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
long	עַד 'ad-	H5704	as far (or long · preposition

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Cross-references

Amos 8:11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hear…
Ezekiel 7:26 Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish f…
1 Samuel 3:1 And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.
Lamentations 2:9 Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no mo…
Exodus 12:13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall…
Exodus 13:9-10 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD’s law may be in thy mouth: for wi…
Ezekiel 20:12 Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them.
Micah 3:6 Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun sha…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 74:1-11

This psalm is entitled Maschil - a psalm to give instruction, for it was penned in a day of affliction, which is intended for instruction; and this instruction in general it gives us, That when we are, upon any account, in distress, it is our wisdom and duty to apply to God by faithful and fervent prayer, and we shall not find it in vain to do so. Three things the people of God here complain of: - I. The displeasure of God against them, as that which was the cause and bitterness of all their calamities. They look above the instruments of their trouble, who, they knew, could have no power against them unless it were given them from above, and keep their eye upon God, by whose determined coun…

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John Gill on Psalms 74:9

We see not our signs,.... Either such miracles as were formerly wrought to support the faith of God's people in distress, and for their deliverance out of it, as when they were in Egypt, and brought forth from thence; see Psalm 78:43 or rather their sabbaths and sacrifices, the passover and circumcision, and other ordinances and institutions of divine worship; which were signs of the presence of God with them, and of Christ, and blessings of grace, and good things to come by him; which ceased, or were interrupted in their captivity, and which the godly lament: or the signs of redemption, as Kimchi; and may be interpreted of the blindness and stupidity of the greater part of them, who could n…

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John Calvin on Psalms 74:9-12

Psalm 74:9-12 9. We see not our signs: there is no longer a prophet, nor any with us that knoweth how long. 10. How long, O God! shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever? 11. How long wilt thou withdraw thy hand, and thy right hand? in the midst of thy bosom consume them. [226] 12. But God is my King from the beginning, working deliverances in the midst of the earth. 9. We see not our signs. Here the pious Jews show that their calamities were aggravated from the circumstance that they had no consolation by which to alleviate them. It is a powerful means of encouraging the children of God, when he enables them to cherish the hope of his being reconciled to t…

The Church Fathers

Let us see therefore in this place now the understanding of Asaph, let us see if he profiteth by tribulation. Observe what he saith: "Our signs we have not seen, no longer is there prophet, and us He will not know as yet" (ver. 9). Behold those Jews who say that they are not known as yet, that is, that they are yet in captivity, that not yet they are delivered, do yet expect Christ. Christ will come, but He will come as Judge; the first time to call, afterwards to sever. He will come, because He hath come, and that He will come is evident; but hereafter from above He will come. Before thee He was, O Israel. Thou wast bruised because thou didst stumble against Him lying down: that thou mayest not be ground to powder, observe Him coming from above. For thus it was foretold by the prophet: "Whoever shall stumble upon that stone shall be bruised, and upon whomsoever it shall have come, it shall grind him to powder." He doth bruise when little, He shall grind to powder when great. Now thy signs thou seest not, now there is no prophet: and thou sayest, "and us He will not know as yet:" because yourselves know not Him as yet. "No longer is there a prophet; and us He will not know as yet."
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 74

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Dictionary and topics

Prophets · The Jews: Often left without, on account of sin — The Jews: Often left without, on account of sin

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 74:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 74:1-11

John Gill on Psalms 74:9

John Calvin on Psalms 74:9-12

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 74:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 74:1-11

John Gill on Psalms 74:9

John Calvin on Psalms 74:9-12

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 74:9-11

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 74:3-8

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 74:9