Psalm 74

Psalms · Chapter 74

Psalms 74:8

1O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?2Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.3Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.4Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.5A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.6But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.7They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.8They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.9We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.10O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?11Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.12For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.13Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.14Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.15Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.16The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.17Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.18Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.19O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.20Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.21O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.22Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.23Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
8They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.They said in their heart, Let us make havoc of them altogether: They have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
they saidאָמְר֣וּ'a-me-RUH0559
to say

אָמַר (a.mar) 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560)

in heart theirבְ֭לִבָּםVE-li-bomH3820A
mind

בָּל (bal) mind, heart Aramaic of lev (לֵב "heart" H3820A)

let us oppress themנִינָ֣םni-NAMH3238
to oppress

יָנָה (ya.nah) 1) to oppress, suppress, treat violently, maltreat, vex, do wrong 1a) (Qal) to oppress, suppress 1b) (Hiphil) to treat violently, maltreat

altogetherיָ֑חַדYA-chadH3162A
unitedness

יַ֫חַד (ya.chad) 1) union, unitedness

they burnedשָׂרְפ֖וּsa-re-FUH8313
to burn

סָרַף (sa.raph) (Pael) burnt Another spelling of sa.raph (שָׂרַף "to burn" H8313)

allכָל־khol-H3605
all

כֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)

[the] appointed places ofמוֹעֲדֵי־mo-'a-dei-H4150I
meeting: time appointed

מוֹעֵד (mo.ed) : time_appointed 1) appointed place, appointed time, meeting 1a) appointed time 1a1) appointed time (general) 1a2) sacred season, set feast, appointed season 1b) appointed meeting 1c) appointed place 1d) appointed sign or signal 1e) tent of meeting

Godאֵ֣ל'elH0410G
God

אֵל (el) This name means god, god-like one, mighty one, strength, power Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)

in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba-'A-retzH0776G
land: country/planet

אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) : country/field 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth …

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.