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Psalm 074 General Notes
Type of psalm
Psalm 74 is a psalm of deliverance. The people have been completely conquered and they pray for God to deliver them. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/deliverer)
Special concepts in this chapter
God's power
The enemies have destroyed God's temple and are insulting the people. God is powerful. He made everything and he chose Israel for his people. He should avenge himself on these enemies that have burnt his temple. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/peopleofgod and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/avenge)
Superscription
This is called a "Maschil." The word in the original language has caused scholars to have various opinions about its meaning. Some say it means to instruct, while others say that the word is referring to the skill used in creating the psalm. Still others think it means that meditation should be used in reading this psalm.