The Psalmist asked God not to continue His hot anger against the sheep of His pasture, those He has redeemed to be His inheritance and His dwelling place on Zion. Asaph prayed that God would take note of and rescue His people for the enemy had ruined the sanctuary and destroyed the nation.
This Psalm celebrates anticipated victory. The Psalmist recognized that God will establish judgment at the appointed time and that the judgment will destroy the wicked and exalts the righteous. On the basis of this he warned the wicked to submit to God who alone can deliver.
