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Psalm 74:1-2
Lexham English Bible
Psalm 74:1-2
Lexham English Bible
A Lament in Time of National Defeat
A maskil of Asaph.[a]
74 Why, O God, have you rejected us forever?
Why does your anger smoke
against the sheep of your pasture?
2 Remember your congregation that you bought long ago,
when you redeemed the tribe of your inheritance.
Remember Mount Zion[b] where you have dwelt.
Footnotes
- Psalm 74:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm
- Psalm 74:2 Literally “the mountain of Zion”
Psalm 74:1-2
New International Version
Psalm 74:1-2
New International Version
Psalm 74
A maskil[a] of Asaph.
Footnotes
- Psalm 74:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Psalm 74:1-2
King James Version
Psalm 74:1-2
King James Version
74 O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
2 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.
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Psalm 74:1-2
New American Standard Bible
Psalm 74:1-2
New American Standard Bible
An Appeal against the Devastation of the Land by the Enemy.
A [a]Maskil of Asaph.
74 God, why have You (A)rejected us forever?
Why does Your anger (B)smoke against the (C)sheep of Your [b]pasture?
2 Remember Your congregation, which You (D)purchased of old,
Which You have (E)redeemed to be the (F)tribe of Your inheritance;
And this Mount (G)Zion, where You have dwelt.
Footnotes
- Psalm 74 Title Possibly, Contemplative; or Didactic; or Skillful Psalm
- Psalm 74:1 Or pasturing
Psalm 74:1-2
New King James Version
Psalm 74:1-2
New King James Version
A Plea for Relief from Oppressors
A [a]Contemplation of Asaph.
74 O God, why have You cast us off forever?
Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?
2 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.
Footnotes
- Psalm 74:1 Heb. Maschil
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