Psalms 74:2

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 so long? Why is your anger so intense against the sheep of your own pasture? Remember that we are the people you chose long ago, the tribe you redeemed as your own special possession! And remember Jerusalem, your home here on earth. 3Walk through the awful ruins of the city; see how the enemy has destroyed your sanctuary. 4There your enemies shouted their victorious battle cries; there they set up their battle standards.

Psalms 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 upon them. The power of your arm makes them lifeless as stone until your people pass by, O Lord, until the people you purchased pass by.
• Deuteronomy 9:29But they are your people and your special possession, whom you brought out of Egypt by your great strength and powerful arm.’
• Acts 20:28“So guard yourselves and God’s people. Feed and shepherd God’s flock—his church, purchased with his own blood—over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as leaders.
• Psalms 33:12What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord, whose people he has chosen as his inheritance.
• Psalms 106:40That is why the Lord’s anger burned against his people, and he abhorred his own special possession.
• Psalms 135:4For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for his own special treasure.
• Deuteronomy 4:20Remember that the Lord rescued you from the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt in order to make you his very own people and his special possession, which is what you are today.
• Deuteronomy 32:9“For the people of Israel belong to the Lord; Jacob is his special possession.
• Jeremiah 10:16But the God of Israel is no idol! He is the Creator of everything that exists, including Israel, his own special possession. The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is his name!
• Isaiah 51:11Those who have been ransomed by the Lord will return. They will enter Jerusalem singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Sorrow and mourning will disappear, and they will be filled with joy and gladness.
• Isaiah 62:12They will be called “The Holy People” and “The People Redeemed by the Lord.” And Jerusalem will be known as “The Desirable Place” and “The City No Longer Forsaken.”
• Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song with these words: “You are worthy to take the scroll and break its seals and open it. For you were slaughtered, and your blood has ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.
• Psalms 48:1How great is the Lord, how deserving of praise, in the city of our God, which sits on his holy mountain!
• Psalms 78:68He chose instead the tribe of Judah, and Mount Zion, which he loved.
• Psalms 132:13For the Lord has chosen Jerusalem; he has desired it for 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