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Psalms 74:2 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Psalms 74:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 74:212 words
HebrewMeaning
זְכֹ֤רzəkōr
rememberverbH2142
burn · earnestly · mention · be mindful ···
עֲדָתְ/ךָ֨ʿădātəkā
congregation yournounH5712
company · congregation · multitude · people ···
קָ֘נִ֤יתָqāniytā
which you acquiredverbH7069
buy · teach to keep cattle · get · provoke to jealousy ···
קֶּ֗דֶםqedem
antiquitynounH6924
ancient · before · east (end · part ···
גָּ֭אַלְתָּgāʾalətā
which you redeemedverbH1350
in any wise · at all · deliver · (do ···
שֵׁ֣בֶטšēbeṭ
the tribe ofnounH7626
correction · rod · sceptre · staff ···
נַחֲלָתֶ֑/ךָnaḥălātekā
inheritance yournounH5159
to inherit · inheritance · possession. Compare
הַרhar
the mountain ofnounH2022
mount · promotion
צִ֝יּ֗וֹןṣiywōn
ZionnounH6726
זֶ֤הzeh
whichprepH2088
hence · here · it · now ···
שָׁכַ֬נְתָּšākanətā
you have dweltverbH7931
continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · have habitation ···
בּֽ/וֹbwō
pron
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 74:2

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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