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Psalms 74:2
2Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, Which You have redeemed to be the tribe of Your inheritance; Remember Mount Zion, where You have dwelt.
Psalms 74:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.
- New International Version (NIV)Remember the nation you purchased long ago, the people of your inheritance, whom you redeemed— Mount Zion, where you dwelt.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Remember your congregation, which you have purchased of old, which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your heritage! Remember Mount Zion, where you have dwelt.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, The tribe of Your inheritance, which You have redeemed— This Mount Zion where You have dwelt.
Context of Psalms 74:2
1O God, why have You rejected us forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture? Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, Which You have redeemed to be the tribe of Your inheritance; Remember Mount Zion, where You have dwelt. 3Turn your footsteps [quickly] toward the perpetual ruins; The enemy has damaged everything within the sanctuary. 4In the midst of Your meeting place Your enemies have roared [with their battle cry]; They have set up their own emblems for signs [of victory].
Read all of Psalms 74Psalms 74:2 word by word
זְכֹ֤ר עֲדָתְךָ֨׀ קָ֘נִ֤יתָ קֶּ֗דֶם גָּ֭אַלְתָּ שֵׁ֣בֶט נַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָ הַר־צִ֝יּ֗וֹן זֶ֤ה׀ שָׁכַ֬נְתָּ בּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Rememberזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
- thy congregationעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
- thou hast purchasedקָנָהqânâh · to buyH7069
- of oldקֶ֫דֶםqedem qêdmâh · front: oldH6924
- the rodשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribeH7626
- of thine inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
- thou hast redeemedגָּאַלgâ'al · to redeem: redeemH1350
- this mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
- Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
- wherein thou hast dweltשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931
Cross-references for Psalms 74:2
- Exodus 15:16Terror and dread fall on them; Because of the greatness of Your arm they are as still as a stone; Until Your people pass by and [into Canaan], O Lord, Until the people pass by whom You have purchased.
- Deuteronomy 9:29Yet they are Your people and Your inheritance, whom You have brought out by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm.’
- Acts 20:28Take care and be on guard for yourselves and for the whole flock over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd (tend, feed, guide) the church of God which He bought with His own blood.
- Psalms 33:12Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people whom He has chosen as His own inheritance.
- Psalms 106:40Therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against His people And He detested His own inheritance.
- Psalms 135:4For the Lord has chosen [the descendants of] Jacob for Himself, Israel for His own special treasure and possession.
- Deuteronomy 4:20But the Lord has taken you and brought you out of the iron [smelting] furnace, out of Egypt, to be a people for His own possession, as [you are] this day.
- Deuteronomy 32:9For the Lord’s portion and chosen share is His people; Jacob (Israel) is the allotment of His inheritance.
- Jeremiah 10:16The Portion of Jacob [the true God on whom Israel has a claim] is not like these; For He is the Designer and Maker of all things, And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance [and He will not fail them]— The Lord of hosts is His name.
- Isaiah 51:11So the redeemed of the Lord will return And come with joyful shouting to Zion; Everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, And sorrow and sighing will flee away.
- Isaiah 62:12And they will call them “The Holy People, The Redeemed of the Lord”; And you will be called “Sought Out, A City Not Deserted.”
- Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song [of glorious redemption], saying, “Worthy and deserving are You to take the scroll and to break its seals; for You were slain (sacrificed), and with Your blood You purchased people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.
- Psalms 48:1Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, His holy mountain.
- Psalms 78:68But He chose the tribe of Judah [as Israel’s leader], Mount Zion, which He loved [to replace Shiloh as His capital].
- Psalms 132:13For the Lord has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling place:
Commentaries on Psalms 74:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old - We are the descendants of that people whom thou didst take unto thyself; the children of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Wilt thou never more be reconciled to us?Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Remember thy congregation - The word rendered “congregation” means properly an “assembly,” a “community,” and it is frequently applied to the Israelites, or the Jewish people, considered as a body or a community associated for the service of God. Exodus 12:3; Exodus 16:1-2, Exodus 16:9; Leviticus 4:15; Numbers 27:17. The word used by the Septuagint is ́ sunagōgē - synagogue - but refers here to the whole Jewish people, not to a particular synagogue or…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The Lord chose and redeemed Israel from Egypt in the exodus (compare Exodus 15:13). Your congregation: This is another expression for "your people" (Psalms 28:9; 78:62; 94:14; 106:40).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. The terms to denote God's relation to His people increase in force: "congregation"--"purchased"--"redeemed"--"Zion," His dwelling.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 74
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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