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Psalm 74:10
How long, God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme your name forever?
8They said in their heart, “We will crush them completely.” They have burned up all the places in the land where God was worshiped.
9We see no miraculous signs. There is no longer any prophet, neither is there among us anyone who knows how long.
10How long, God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme your name forever?
11Why do you draw back your hand, even your right hand? Take it from your chest and consume them!
12Yet God is my King of old, working salvation throughout the earth.
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With places of worship burned and no end in sight, the cry over God's insulted name carries distress that has no timetable.
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Zechariah 1:12Then the LORD’s angel replied, “O LORD of Armies, how long will you not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which you have had …Both prayers ask God how long suffering will continue, with Zechariah naming Jerusalem and Judah as the places awaiting mercy.
Psalm 10:13Why does the wicked person condemn God, and say in his heart, “God won’t call me into account”?Both passages describe contempt for God, with Psalm 10 recording the wicked person's claim that God will demand no account.
Psalm 44:16at the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, because of the enemy and the avenger.Both passages name an enemy whose reproach and verbal abuse form part of the suffering being described.
Revelation 6:10They cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, Master, the holy and true, until you judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”Both cries ask “How long” of God amid hostility, with Revelation's speakers asking him to judge and avenge their blood.
Psalm 89:50–51Remember, Lord, the reproach of your servants, how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the mighty peoples,Both prayers bring reproach before God, with Psalm 89 naming the taunts borne by his servants.
Psalm 89:51With which your enemies have mocked, LORD, with which they have mocked the footsteps of your anointed one.Both passages speak of God's enemies mocking, directed at his name in Psalm 74 and his anointed one's footsteps in Psalm 89.
Ezekiel 36:6Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and tell the mountains, the hills, the watercourses and the valleys, ‘The Lord GOD says: “Behold, I have …Both passages concern hostile dishonor, with Psalm 74 lamenting blasphemy against God and Ezekiel naming the shame Israel has borne from nations.
Joel 2:17Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, “Spare your people, LORD, and don’t give your heritage to …Both prayers bring hostile reproach before God, with Joel naming the peoples' taunt about where Israel's God is.
Leviticus 24:16He who blasphemes the LORD’s name, he shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall certainly stone him. The foreigner as well as the native-born …Both name blasphemy against God's name; Leviticus prescribes death under Israel's law, while the psalm asks how long the blasphemy will continue.
2 Samuel 12:14However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the LORD’s enemies to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you will surely die.”Both mention enemies blaspheming God; Samuel connects that blasphemy with a deed and announces the child's death.
Daniel 12:6One said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “How long will it be to the end of these wonders?”Both ask “How long” about an unresolved situation, though Daniel asks about the end of wonders rather than an enemy's blasphemy.
Isaiah 37:14Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to the LORD’s house, and spread it before the LORD.Both turn toward God with something troubling: the psalm voices an enemy's reproach, while Hezekiah spreads a received letter before the LORD.
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