Psalm 74:2

Translations

Modern

Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance—Mount Zion, where You dwell.

Traditional

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.

Literal

Remember Your congregation You acquired of old; You redeemed as the staff of Your inheritance this Mount Zion—in it You have dwelt!

Latin

Memor esto congregationis tuæ, quam possedisti ab initio. Redemisti virgam hæreditatis tuæ, mons Sion, in quo habitasti in eo.

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English

Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance—Mount Zion, where You dwell.

Notes

Psalms 74:2

The 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).

Psalms 74:1–2

In the aftermath of Jerusalem’s fall, it seemed that God had forgotten his special covenant relationship with his people.

Psalms 74:1–23

The psalmist laments the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem. This happened in 586 BC. The psalmist uses vivid imagery, asks questions, recalls fresh memories, and directly asks the Lord to act (Psalm 74:19–23).

Psalms 73:1–75:10

The seeming success of the wicked (Psalm 73) and God's apparent rejection of his people (Psalm 74) raise questions about his justice. God rules the entire world and decides when to judge (Psalm 75).

Theme notes and profiles

Questions and Doubt Zion

Related verses

Jeremiah 10:16
The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance—the LORD of Hosts is His name.
Exodus 15:13
With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling.
Deuteronomy 32:9
But the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.
Exodus 15:16
…and terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of Your arm they will be as still as a stone until Your people pass by, O LORD, until the people You have bought pass by.
Psalm 135:4
For the LORD has chosen Jacob as His own, Israel as His treasured possession.
Psalm 78:68–69
But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
Deuteronomy 4:20
Yet the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of His inheritance, as you are today.
Isaiah 62:12
And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.
Isaiah 63:17
Why, O LORD, do You make us stray from Your ways and harden our hearts from fearing You? Return, for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage.
Isaiah 63:9
In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
Revelation 5:9
And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
Isaiah 51:11
So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.

Parallels

Psalm 79:1–13 Jeremiah 52:1–11

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Asaph Imprecatory Psalms Inheritance Music Psalms, Book of Shekinah Zion

Topics

Church: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Church: Zion God: Love of, Exemplified Temple: Solomon's: Zion The Anger of God: To be Deprecated the First Temple was Called: Mount Zion Zion: Collectively, the Place, the Forms, and the Assemblies of Israelite Worship

Psalm 74:2

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