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Psalms 74:1 — King James Version← Study notes

O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?


Psalms 74:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 74:110 words
HebrewMeaning
מַשְׂכִּ֗ילmaśəkiyl
a poemnounH4905
לְ/אָ֫סָ֥ףləʾāsāp
of AsaphpronH623
לָ/מָ֣הlāmāh
why?pronH4100
oft · ) · thing · what (end ···
אֱ֭לֹהִיםʾĕlōhiym
O GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
זָנַ֣חְתָּzānaḥətā
have you rejected usverbH2186
remove far away
לָ/נֶ֑צַחlāneṣaḥ
to perpetuitypronH5331
constantly · end · ever · perpetual ···
יֶעְשַׁ֥ןyeʿəšan
does it smoke?verbH6225
אַ֝פְּ/ךָ֗ʾapəkā
anger yournounH639
before · countenance · face · forebearing ···
בְּ/צֹ֣אןbəṣōʾn
on the sheep ofpronH6629
flock · lamb · sheep(-cote · -fold ···
מַרְעִיתֶֽ/ךָmarəʿiytekā
pasture yournounH4830
pasture
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 74:1

1. This Psalm's Title is, “Of the Understanding of Asaph.” Asaph in Latin is translated congregation, in Greek Synagogue. Let us see what this Synagogue has understood. But let us understand firstly Synagogue: from thence we shall understand what the Synagogue has understood. Every congregation is spoken of under the general name of Synagogue: one both of beasts and of men may be called a congregation; but here there is no congregation of beasts when we heard…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 74 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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