Psalms – Chapter 74

Old Testament11 Verses

1Unto the end, corrupt not, a psalm of a canticle for Asaph.

2We will praise thee, O God: we will praise, and we will call upon thy name. We will relate thy wondrous works:

3When I shall take a time, I will judge justices.

4The earth is melted, and all that dwell therein: I have established the pillars thereof.

5I said to the wicked: Do not act wickedly: and to the sinners: Lift not up the horn.

6Lift not up your horn on high: speak not iniquity against God.

7For neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the desert hills:

8For God is the judge. One he putteth down, and another he lifteth up:

9For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup of strong wine full of mixture. And he hath poured it out from this to that: but the dregs thereof are not emptied: all the sinners of the earth shall drink.

10But I will declare for ever: I will sing to the God of Jacob.

11And I will break all the horns of sinners: but the horns of the just shall be exalted.

Reflection for Today

When the Church proclaims Psalms Chapter 74 at Mass or in the Liturgy of the Hours, she treats this text as the living voice of God.

In the four senses of Scripture—literal, allegorical, moral, and anagogical—the Church finds rich meaning in Psalms Chapter 74. At the moral level, stewardship of creation challenges us to examine conscience and amend our lives (CIC 436).

As you continue through Psalms, carry this chapter's lesson into your family, parish, and work. Catholic faith is always ecclesial—God speaks to us as members of Christ's Body, not as isolated individuals.

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