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Psalms 74:2

74:1 Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? Maschil: or, A Psalm for Asaph to give instruction
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. rod: or, tribe

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Remember your congregation, which you purchased of old, which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your inheritance; Mount Zion, in which you have lived.

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.

Remember your congregation, which you have purchased of old; the rod of your inheritance, which you have redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein you have dwelled.

74:3 Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.

What does Psalms 74:2 mean?

Psalms 74:2 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זָכַר (zâkar), עֵדָה (ʻêdâh), קָנָה (qânâh).

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Rememberזָכַרzâkar/zaw-kar'/H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
thy
congregation,עֵדָהʻêdâh/ay-daw'/H5712a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
which
thou
hast
purchasedקָנָהqânâh/kaw-naw'/H7069to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
of
old;קֶדֶםqedem/keh'-dem/H6924the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
the
rodשֵׁבֶטshêbeṭ/shay'-bet/H7626a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
of
thine
inheritance,נַחֲלָהnachălâh/nakh-al-aw'/H5159properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
which
thou
hast
redeemed;גָּאַלgâʼal/gaw-al'/H1350to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
this
mountהַרhar/har/H2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
Zion,צִיּוֹןTsîyôwn/tsee-yone'/H6726Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
wherein
thou
hast
dwelt.שָׁכַןshâkan/shaw-kan'/H7931to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
rod:
or,
tribe

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 74:2.

Exodus 15:17

Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.

Exodus 24:4

And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

Genesis 10:30

And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.

Genesis 12:8

And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.

Leviticus 25:30

And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubile.

Numbers 34:15

The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.

Numbers 36:3

And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance. whereunto: Heb. unto whom they shall be

Ruth 4:4

And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it. I thought: Heb. I said, I will reveal in thine ear

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What does Psalms 74:2 say?

Psalms 74:2 (King James Version) reads: "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. rod: or, tribe"

Is Psalms 74:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 74:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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