Psalms 74:20

O let not the oppressed return ashamed,.... From the throne of grace, not having an answer of their prayer, but still continuing under the oppressions of their enemies:

let the poor and needy praise…

Have respect unto the covenant - The covenant which thou hast made with thy people, promising, on thy part, to protect them, and to be their God. Compare Deu 4:13; Deu 5:2; Deu 26:18-19. The prayer…

The psalmist here, in the name of the church, most earnestly begs that God would appear fro them against their enemies, and put an end to their present troubles. To encourage his own faith, he…

the covenant With the patriarchs, Gen 9:9 ff; Gen 17:2 ff.; with the nation at the Exodus, Exo 24:8; with David, Psa 89:3; Psa 89:39.

the dark places of the earth The heathen lands where Israel was in…