اَلْمَزَامِيرُ 74:12

Smith Van Dyke Version

‎والله ملكي منذ القدم فاعل الخلاص في وسط الارض‎.

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God: Psalms 44:4, Exodus 19:5, Exodus 19:6, Numbers 23:21, Numbers 23:22, Isaiah 33:22

working: Exodus 15:2-15, Judges 4:23, Judges 4:24, 1 Samuel 19:5, Isaiah 63:8, Habakkuk 3:12-14

Reciprocal: Exodus 7:9 - a serpent Exodus 8:22 - midst 1 Samuel 12:12 - when the Lord Psalms 5:2 - my King Psalms 20:9 - let Psalms 77:5 - General Psalms 83:13 - O my Isaiah 43:15 - the creator Hosea 13:10 - I will be thy king Acts 7:7 - the nation

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For God is my King of old,.... Or "but God", or "verily God", c. d for these words contain the church's consolation under all the above melancholy circumstances, taken from what God was, and had been to her, even Christ, who is God over all; he was her King by the constitution and designation of his Father, and so he had been of old, even from everlasting; for so early was he set up as King; and he had in all ages been exercising his kingly office for the good of his church, and continued to do so; and this was her comfort, and is the comfort of saints in the worst of times, that Zion's King reigneth, see

Psalms 46:1

working salvation in the midst of the earth; it is "salvations" e in the plural number, and means both spiritual and eternal salvation, which the Lord has wrought out; and is continually applying to his people; and temporal salvation, which the Lord has been and is daily working out; he continually protecting his people, and saving them from their enemies, and delivering them out of their afflictions and temptations; and which the church considers and improves into an argument to encourage her faith, and expect the time when her walls would be salvation, and her gates praise; and she should have reason to say, now is come salvation and strength, and the kingdom of our God and the power of his Christ; and give him all the glory of it; see

Isaiah 60:18, which salvation, as it has been, so will be wrought

in the midst of the earth; meaning not in the midst of the land of Judea, or in Judea, the middle of the world, but openly and publicly in all the earth; though Cyril of Jerusalem says f Golgotha is the midst of the earth, where Christ suffered and wrought out salvation; and that it is here referred to.

d ואלהים "atqui Deus", Junius Tremellius, Piscator "at Deus" Vatablus, Cocceius; "equidem", Tigurine version; "certe", Schmidt. e ישועות "salutes", Pagninus, Montanus, Tigurine version, Cocceius, Gejerus. f Cateches. 13. sect. 13. p. 180. Vid. Amamae Antibarb. Bibl. l. 3. p. 798, &c.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For God is my King of old - That is, the king, or ruler of his people. The people had acknowledged him as their king and ruler, and he had showed himself to be such. This is given as a reason why he should now interpose in their behalf. It is an argument, proper always to be urged, drawn from the faithfulness and unchangeableness of God.

Working salvation in the midst of the earth - Salvation for his people. The reference here particularly is to what he had done for his people in delivering them from bondage in Egypt, and conducting them to the promised land, as is stated in the following verses.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 74:12. For God is my King of old — We have always acknowledged thee as our sovereign; and thou hast reigned as a king in the midst of our land, dispensing salvation and deliverance from the centre to every part of the circumference.