Psalms 74:12
Yet God is my King from ancient times, working salvation on the earth.
BSB
ASV
Yet God is my King of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.
KJV
For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
EXPOSITIONS OF THE PSALMS 73:12 (585)
"But God is our king before the ages; he has worked salvation in the midst of the earth." That understanding of Asaph, which the superscription was predicting and foretelling in the spirit of prophecy that the Savior the Lord would come, pertains to the second …
This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, Ezek. xxxi. It was the Lord's doing; none besides could do it, and he did it with a strong hand and an outstretched arm. This was typical of Christ's victory over Satan and his kingdom, pursuant to the first promise, that the seed of the woman should break the serpent's head.
For God is my King of old. How consoling is this avowal! Israel in holy loyalty acknowledges her King, and claims to have been his possession from of old, and thence she derives a plea for defence and deliverance. If the Lord be indeed the sole monarch of our bosoms, he will in his love put forth his strength on our behalf; if from eternity he has claimed us as his own, he will preserve us from the insulting foe. Working salvation in the midst of the earth.
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Isaiah 33:22For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us.
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God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
The LORD has taken away your punishment; He has turned back your enemy. Israel’s King, the LORD, is among you; no longer will you fear any harm.
Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
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Psalms 44:4You are my King, O God, who ordains victories for Jacob.
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The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.
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1 Samuel 19:5He took his life in his hands when he struck down the Philistine, and the LORD worked a great salvation for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced, so why would you sin against…
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But Saul ordered, “No one shall be put to death this day, for today the LORD has worked salvation in Israel.”
But Eleazar and David stationed themselves in the middle of the field and defended it. They struck down the Philistines, and the LORD brought about a great victory.