“Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.”
The reference to God splitting the spring and the stream articulates divine provision in the wilderness. The mention of drying up perennial streams indicates that God controls water itself. This verse indicates that God's power extends to the control of natural resources.
Church Fathers on Psalms 74:15
1. This Psalm's Title is, “Of the Understanding of Asaph.” Asaph in Latin is translated congregation, in Greek Synagogue. Let us see what this Synagogue has understood. But let us understand firstly Synagogue: from thence we shall understand what the Synagogue has understood. Every congregation is spoken of under the general name of Synagogue: one both of beasts and of men may be called a congregation; but here there is no congregation of beasts when we heard…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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