In the Lord I Take Refuge: Daily Devotions Through the Psalms with Dane Ortlund Psalm 74 - Arise, O God, Defend Your Cause
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Mar 12, 2026 A reading and reflection on Psalm 74 that centers on the temple's ruin and the community's cry of lament. The narrative traces enemies' violence, urgent questions of abandonment, and memories of God's past deliverances. It moves from communal grief to seeing the ruinful imagery fulfilled in Christ and ends with the cross as the ground of peace and hope.
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Psalm 74 Portrays A Communal Lament
- The community lament in Psalm 74 reflects shared trauma after the temple's ruin and communal loss of leadership and signs.
- Ortlund lists examples: unexpected death, betrayal by church leadership, natural disaster, and the temple set on fire to illustrate communal suffering.
Temple Destruction Foreshadows Christ's Sacrifice
- The destruction of Israel's temple points forward to the greater destruction of the body of Jesus as the true temple.
- Dane Ortlund explains that this final destruction was God's plan so that Jesus' death would shift our destruction behind us into assured peace with God.
Call On Past Acts When Praying For Deliverance
- Remember God's past acts and covenant promises when crying out for deliverance in times of devastation.
- Ortlund urges recalling God dividing the sea and crushing Leviathan as reasons to plead for God to arise and defend His cause.