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Psalm 74:16-18
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 74:16-18
New Catholic Bible
16 [a]Yours is the day, and yours also is the night,
for you set in place both sun and moon.
17 You fixed all the boundaries of the earth
and created both summer and winter.
18 [b]Remember, O Lord, how the enemy has mocked you,
how a foolish people has blasphemed your name.
Footnotes
- Psalm 74:16 The psalmist indicates that God—in addition to having accomplished the Redemption of his people from Egypt (vv. 13-14)—is also the Creator who established the world. Thus, the clear implication is that God can establish his kingdom on earth in spite of all opposition.
- Psalm 74:18 The godly beg God to remember (see v. 2) the evil conduct of their oppressors (v. 19) who blaspheme his name and afflict his people. The Lord’s name is sacred to them for it ensures that he will fulfill his covenant promises (see Ex 6:6-8). They ask him to come to their aid so that they will have reason to bless his name.
