Daily Devotions
Psalms
Psalm 74:22a "Arise, O God, plead Your own cause..."
Day 49 – Psalm 74
“Arise, O God, plead Your own cause…” Psalm 74:22a
DRAWING UPON ALL RESOURCES AVAILABLE
The psalmist must be commended for his prayer effort. He pleaded on everything he knew. The following may be highlighted:-
1. Pleaded on the basis of being God’s redeemed (Psalm 74:2).
2. Pleaded on the basis of justice against evil wrongdoers who had devastated the land and the Temple of God (Psalm 74:3-8).
3. Pleaded the Sovereignty of God (Psalm 74:12).
4. Pleaded the Compassionate love of God (Psalm 74:19).
5. Pleaded the covenant of God (Psalm 74:20).
6. Pleaded the plight of the poor and needy (Psalm 74:21).
ONE MORE PLEA TO ENTER
There was one more plea that the psalmist entered in the following text:-
“Arise, O God, plead Your own cause;
Remember how the foolish man reproaches You daily.”
Psalm 74:22