A Maskil of Asaph. A lament psalm.
Israel mourns the destruction of the temple and calls on God to rise up and remember his people.
v.1-3 Call for God to remember his people, who have been defeated.
v.4-8 The enemy destroyed the temple. (See 2 Kgs 25:1-21)
v.9 The people are left without a prophet.
v.10-11 Call for God to answer by destroying the enemy.
v.12 God is king.
12 Yet God my King is from of old,
working salvation in the midst of the earth.
v.13-17 Picture of the God of creation. Remembering God’s past actions.
v.18-19 Call for God to remember his people.
v.20-21 Call for God to remember his covenant and help the poor and needy.
v.22-23 Call for God to defend his cause amidst the clamor of his enemies.