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Psalms 73–77, the first *Asaphite sub-group, is a collection with several internal correspondences. For example, Psalms 73 and 74 each reflect on the absence of God, from a context of violence and blasphemy. 73 is a psalm of instruction; 74 is a communal lament. 75 and 76 are set as two divine responses to these questions, affirming that God’s presence is still in Zion. 77 is an individual lament.⁷ The theme of ‘violence’ (ḥamas) in 73:6 is continued in 74:20; 73:23 speaks of being held by God’s ‘right hand’ (yad-yemini) whilst 74:11 asks why God has withdrawn his ‘hand’ (yad); 73:17 refers to God in his sanctuary (miqdeshe-’el, or ‘the sanctuaries of God’) and 74:7 also refers to the sanctuary (miqdashekha, or ‘your sanctuary’) which has been set on fire. Other shared themes in the entire collection are of a common experience of God’s anger (Pss. 74:1; 75:8; and 76:7); an affirmation of God’s Name (Pss. 74:10, 18, 21; 75:1; and 76:1); and pleas to God to judge fairly (Pss. 74:22; 75:2, 7; 76:8–9). Other inter-psalm connections include the term ‘God of Jacob’ in 75:9 and 76:6, the centrality of Zion in 74:2 and 76:2, and the pleas to God not to forget (’al-tishkaḥ, or ‘do not forget!’) in Pss. 74:23 and 77:9.