New English Translation
Psalms 74:2
2Remember your people whom you acquired in ancient times, whom you rescued so they could be your very own nation, as well as Mount Zion, where you dwell!
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
1Why, O God, have you permanently rejected us? Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture? Remember your people whom you acquired in ancient times, whom you rescued so they could be your very own nation, as well as Mount Zion, where you dwell! 3Hurry and look at the permanent ruins, and all the damage the enemy has done to the temple! 4Your enemies roar in the middle of your sanctuary; they set up their battle flags.
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 15:16Fear and dread will fall on them; by the greatness of your arm they will be as still as stone until your people pass by, O Lord, until the people whom you have bought pass by.
- Deuteronomy 9:29They are your people, your valued property, whom you brought out with great strength and power.
- Acts 20:28Watch out for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God that he obtained with the blood of his own Son.
- Psalms 33:12How blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession.
- Psalms 106:40So the Lord was angry with his people and despised the people who belong to him.
- Psalms 135:4Indeed, the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel to be his special possession.
- Deuteronomy 4:20You, however, the Lord has selected and brought from Egypt, that iron-smelting furnace, to be his special people as you are today.
- Deuteronomy 32:9For the Lord’s allotment is his people, Jacob is his special possession.
- Jeremiah 10:16The Lord, who is the inheritance of Jacob’s descendants, is not like them. He is the one who created everything. And the people of Israel are those he claims as his own. He is known as the Lord who rules over all.”
- Isaiah 51:11Those whom the Lord has ransomed will return; they will enter Zion with a happy shout. Unending joy will crown them, happiness and joy will overwhelm them; grief and suffering will disappear.
- Isaiah 62:12They will be called, “The Holy People, the Ones Protected by the Lord.” You will be called, “Sought After, City Not Abandoned.”
- Revelation 5:9They were singing a new song: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were killed, and at the cost of your own blood you have purchased for God persons from every tribe, language, people, and nation.
- Psalms 48:1The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise in the city of our God, his holy hill.
- Psalms 78:68He chose the tribe of Judah, and Mount Zion, which he loves.
- Psalms 132:13Certainly the Lord has chosen Zion; he decided to make it his home.
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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