Psalms 74:4

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

Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.

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Your adversaries have roared in the middle of your assembly. They have set up their standards as signs.

Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.

Your enemies roar in the middle of your congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.

74:5 A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.

What does Psalms 74:4 mean?

Psalms 74:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include צָרַר (tsârar), שָׁאַג (shâʼag), קֶרֶב (qereb).

Hebrew interlinear

Thine

enemiesצָרַרtsârar/tsaw-rar'/H6887to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive

roarשָׁאַגshâʼag/shaw-ag'/H7580to rumble or moan

the

midstקֶרֶבqereb/keh'-reb/H7130properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)

thy

congregations;מוֹעֵדmôwʻêd/mo-ade'/H4150properly, an appointment, i.e. a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally ayear; by implication, an assembly (as convened for a definite purpose); technically the congregation; by extension, the place of meeting; also a signal (as appointed beforehand)

they

set

upשׂוּםsûwm/soom/H7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)

their

ensignsאוֹתʼôwth/oth/H226a signal (literally or figuratively), as aflag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.

for

signs.אוֹתʼôwth/oth/H226a signal (literally or figuratively), as aflag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 74:4.

Exodus 10:1

And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him:

Genesis 1:14

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: the day: Heb. between the day and between the night

Genesis 4:15

And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 74:4 say?

Psalms 74:4 (King James Version) reads: "Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs."

Is Psalms 74:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 74:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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