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

1A contemplative song of Asaph. Why have You cast us off forever, O God? Why does Your anger smolder against the flock of Your pasture? Remember Your congregation, which You purchased of old, redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance, and Mount Zion, where You dwelt. 3Lift Your steps toward the perpetual ruins— an enemy has done all evil to the Sanctuary! 4Your adversaries have roared in the midst of Your meeting place. They have set up their standards as signs.

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 will fall on them. By the greatness of Your arm they become still as a stone, till Your people cross over, Adonai, till the people whom You purchased cross over.
• Deuteronomy 9:29Yet they are Your people—Your inheritance that You brought out by Your great power and Your outstretched arm.’
• Acts 20:28“Take care of yourselves and all the flock of which the Ruach ha-Kodesh has made you overseers, to shepherd the community of God—which He obtained with the blood of His own.
• Psalms 33:12Blessed is the nation whose God is Adonai, the people He chose for His own inheritance.
• Psalms 106:40Therefore the anger of Adonai was kindled against His people, and He abhorred His inheritance.
• Psalms 135:4For Adonai has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel as His treasured possession.
• Deuteronomy 4:20But you, Adonai has taken, and He brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt to be a people for His own inheritance, as you are this day.
• Deuteronomy 32:9But Adonai’s portion is His people— Jacob is the share of His inheritance.
• Jeremiah 10:16Jacob’s portion is not like these. For He is the Maker of all things and Israel, the tribe of His inheritance —Adonai-Tzva’ot is His Name.”
• Isaiah 51:11Now the ransomed of Adonai will return, and come to Zion with singing. Everlasting joy will be upon their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
• Isaiah 62:12Then they will call them The Holy People, The Redeemed of Adonai, and you will be called, Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.
• Revelation 5:9And they are singing a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals. For You were slain, and by Your blood You redeemed for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
• Psalms 48:1A song, a psalm of the sons of Korah.
• Psalms 78:68Instead He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
• Psalms 132:13For Adonai has chosen Zion, He has desired it for His dwelling:

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