John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 74:23

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Forget not the voice of thine enemies, etc.] Their roaring in the midst of the sanctuary and the congregation, (<197404>Psalm 74:4), their reproaching and blaspheming voice, (<197410>Psalm 74:10,18,22), the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually, or “ascendeth” f1063; goes up to God, and is taken notice of by him; the cry of their sins, like that of Sodom and Gomorrah, and of the city of Nineveh, (<011820>Genesis 18:20,21 Jon 1:2), was continually going up to God; wherefore it might be hoped and expected that vengeance in a little time would come down; (see <661805>Revelation 18:5-7), the Septuagint, and the versions that follow that, render it, “the pride of those”, etc. all these petitions are prayers of faith, and are, or will be, heard and answered; upon which will follow thanksgivings, with which the next psalm begins.

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