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And remember Jerusalem, your home here on earth. <a href="/esv/psalms/74.htm">English Standard Version</a> Remember your congregation, which you have purchased of old, which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your heritage! Remember Mount Zion, where you have dwelt. <a href="/bsb/psalms/74.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance—Mount Zion, where You dwell. <a href="/kjv/psalms/74.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/psalms/74.htm">New King James Version</a> Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, The tribe of Your inheritance, which You have redeemed— This Mount Zion where You have dwelt. <a href="/nasb_/psalms/74.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Remember Your congregation, which You purchased of old, Which You have redeemed to be the tribe of Your inheritance; And this Mount Zion, where You have dwelt. <a href="/nasb/psalms/74.htm">NASB 1995</a> Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, Which You have redeemed to be the tribe of Your inheritance; And this Mount Zion, where You have dwelt. <a href="/nasb77/psalms/74.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Remember Thy congregation, which Thou hast purchased of old, Which Thou hast redeemed to be the tribe of Thine inheritance; And this Mount Zion, where Thou hast dwelt. <a href="/lsb/psalms/74.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, Which You have redeemed to be the tribe of Your inheritance; And this Mount Zion, where You have dwelt. <a href="/amp/psalms/74.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, Which You have redeemed to be the tribe of Your inheritance; Remember Mount Zion, where You have dwelt. <a href="/csb/psalms/74.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Remember your congregation, which you purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe for your own possession. Remember Mount Zion where you dwell. <a href="/hcsb/psalms/74.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe for Your own possession. Remember Mount Zion where You dwell. <a href="/asv/psalms/74.htm">American Standard Version</a> Remember thy congregation, which thou hast gotten of old, Which thou hast redeemed to be the tribe of thine inheritance; And mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. <a href="/cev/psalms/74.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Remember the people you rescued long ago, the tribe you chose for your very own. Think of Mount Zion, your home; <a href="/erv/psalms/74.htm">English Revised Version</a> Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old, which thou hast redeemed to be the tribe of thine inheritance; and mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. <a href="/gwt/psalms/74.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Remember your congregation. Long ago you made it your own. You bought this tribe to be your possession. This tribe is Mount Zion, where you have made your home. <a href="/gnt/psalms/74.htm">Good News Translation</a> Remember your people, whom you chose for yourself long ago, whom you brought out of slavery to be your own tribe. Remember Mount Zion, where once you lived. <a href="/isv/psalms/74.htm">International Standard Version</a> Remember your community, whom you purchased long ago, the tribe whom you redeemed for your possession. Remember Mount Zion, where you live. <a href="/msb/psalms/74.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance?Mount Zion, where You dwell. <a href="/net/psalms/74.htm">NET Bible</a> Remember your people whom you acquired in ancient times, whom you rescued so they could be your very own nation, as well as Mount Zion, where you dwell! <a href="/nheb/psalms/74.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/psalms/74.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old: the rod of thy inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, in which thou hast dwelt. <a href="/web/psalms/74.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/psalms/74.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Remember Your congregation "" [That] You purchased of old, "" You redeemed the rod of Your inheritance, "" This Mount Zion—You dwelt in it. <a href="/ylt/psalms/74.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Remember Thy company. Thou didst purchase of old, Thou didst redeem the rod of Thy inheritance, This mount Zion -- Thou didst dwell in it. <a href="/slt/psalms/74.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Remember thine assembly thou didst purchase of old; thou didst redeem the rod of thine inheritance; this mount Zion thou didst dwell in it.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/psalms/74.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Remember thy congregation, which thou hast possessed from the beginning. The sceptre of thy inheritance which thou hast redeemed: mount Sion in which thou hast dwelt. <a href="/cpdv/psalms/74.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> <V 73:2>Be mindful of your congregation, which you have possessed from the beginning. You redeemed the scepter of your inheritance, mount Zion, in which you have dwelt. <a href="/nabre/psalms/74.htm">New American Bible</a> Remember your people, whom you acquired of old, the tribe you redeemed as your own heritage, Mount Zion where you dwell. <a href="/nrsvce/psalms/74.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Remember your congregation, which you acquired long ago, which you redeemed to be the tribe of your heritage. Remember Mount Zion, where you came to dwell.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/psalms/74.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Remember thy congregation which thou hast possessed of old; the tribe of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. <a href="/hpbt/psalms/74.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Remember your congregation which you have possessed from the first, and you have saved the tribe of your inheritance, this Mount Zion in which you have dwelt.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/psalms/74.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Remember Thy congregation, which Thou hast gotten of old, Which Thou hast redeemed to be the tribe of Thine inheritance; And mount Zion, wherein Thou hast dwelt. <a href="/sep/psalms/74.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Remember thy congregation which thou hast purchased from the beginning; thou didst ransom the rod of thine inheritance; this mount Sion wherein thou hast dwelt. <a href="/parallel/psalms/74-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=8992" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/psalms/74.htm">Why Have You Rejected Us Forever?</a> 1A Maskil of Asaph. Why have You rejected us forever, O God? Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture? 2<a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: zə·ḵōr (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">Remember</a> <a href="/hebrew/5712.htm" title="5712: ‘ă·ḏā·ṯə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Congregation. Feminine of ed in the original sense of fixture; a stated assemblage.">Your congregation,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7069.htm" title="7069: qā·nî·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to erect, i.e. Create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase; by implication to own.">which You purchased</a> <a href="/hebrew/6924.htm" title="6924: qe·ḏem (N-ms) -- The front, of place, time. Or qedmah; from qadam; the front, of place or time; often used adverbially.">long ago</a> <a href="/hebrew/1350.htm" title="1350: gā·’al·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To redeem, act as kinsman. A primitive root, to redeem, i.e. To be the next of kin.">and redeemed</a> <a href="/hebrew/7626.htm" title="7626: šê·ḇeṭ (N-msc) -- Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe. From an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. a stick Or a clan.">as the tribe</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: na·ḥă·lā·ṯe·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">of Your inheritance—</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: har- (N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">Mount</a> <a href="/hebrew/6726.htm" title="6726: ṣî·yō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. The same as tsiyuwn; Tsijon, a mountain of Jerusalem.">Zion</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7931.htm" title="7931: šā·ḵan·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root (by transmission) to shakab through the idea of lodging; compare cikluwth, shakam); to reside or permanently stay.">where You dwell.</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> 3Turn Your steps to the everlasting ruins, to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has destroyed.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/15-13.htm">Exodus 15:13</a> With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling. <a href="/deuteronomy/9-29.htm">Deuteronomy 9:29</a> But they are Your people, Your inheritance, whom You brought out by Your great power and outstretched arm.” <a href="/isaiah/63-16.htm">Isaiah 63:16</a> Yet You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name. <a href="/isaiah/43-1.htm">Isaiah 43:1</a> But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine! <a href="/isaiah/51-9.htm">Isaiah 51:9-11</a> Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon? / Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over? / 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. <a href="/jeremiah/10-16.htm">Jeremiah 10:16</a> 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. <a href="/jeremiah/31-11.htm">Jeremiah 31:11</a> For the LORD has ransomed Jacob and redeemed him from the hand that had overpowered him. <a href="/micah/7-14.htm">Micah 7:14</a> Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old. <a href="/psalms/77-15.htm">Psalm 77:15</a> With power You redeemed Your people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah <a href="/psalms/78-35.htm">Psalm 78:35</a> And they remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer. <a href="/psalms/79-13.htm">Psalm 79:13</a> Then we Your people, the sheep of Your pasture, will thank You forever; from generation to generation we will declare Your praise. <a href="/psalms/100-3.htm">Psalm 100:3</a> Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture. <a href="/psalms/106-10.htm">Psalm 106:10</a> He saved them from the hand that hated them; He redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. <a href="/psalms/107-2.htm">Psalm 107:2</a> Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy <a href="/psalms/135-4.htm">Psalm 135:4</a> For the LORD has chosen Jacob as His own, Israel as His treasured possession.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.purchased<a href="/exodus/15-16.htm">Exodus 15:16</a> Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.<a href="/deuteronomy/9-29.htm">Deuteronomy 9:29</a> Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm.<a href="/acts/20-28.htm">Acts 20:28</a> Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.rod.<a href="/psalms/33-12.htm">Psalm 33:12</a> Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.<a href="/psalms/106-40.htm">Psalm 106:40</a> Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.<a href="/psalms/135-4.htm">Psalm 135:4</a> For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.redeemed<a href="/isaiah/51-11.htm">Isaiah 51:11</a> Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.<a href="/isaiah/62-12.htm">Isaiah 62:12</a> And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.<a href="/titus/2-14.htm">Titus 2:14</a> Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.this mount<a href="/psalms/48-1.htm">Psalm 48:1,2</a> A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness… <a href="/psalms/78-68.htm">Psalm 78:68,69</a> But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved… <a href="/psalms/132-13.htm">Psalm 132:13,14</a> For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/68-26.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/psalms/68-30.htm">Band</a> <a href="/psalms/68-30.htm">Company</a> <a href="/psalms/68-26.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/psalms/72-9.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/psalms/69-35.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/psalms/44-10.htm">Gotten</a> <a href="/psalms/73-26.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/psalms/68-9.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/psalms/73-20.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/psalms/68-18.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/psalms/68-16.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/psalms/71-15.htm">Past</a> <a href="/psalms/66-13.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/psalms/73-26.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-11.htm">Purchase</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-16.htm">Purchased</a> <a href="/psalms/72-14.htm">Redeem</a> <a href="/psalms/71-23.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/psalms/70-1.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/psalms/69-35.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/psalms/45-6.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/psalms/68-27.htm">Tribe</a> <a href="/job/38-26.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/psalms/31-19.htm">Worshippers</a> <a href="/psalms/69-35.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/74-4.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/psalms/78-49.htm">Band</a> <a href="/psalms/74-19.htm">Company</a> <a href="/psalms/74-19.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/psalms/75-3.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/psalms/78-60.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/psalms/78-54.htm">Gotten</a> <a href="/psalms/78-55.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/psalms/78-55.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/psalms/74-18.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/psalms/78-68.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/psalms/78-54.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/psalms/74-12.htm">Past</a> <a href="/psalms/79-10.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/psalms/105-11.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-14.htm">Purchase</a> <a href="/psalms/78-54.htm">Purchased</a> <a href="/psalms/77-15.htm">Redeem</a> <a href="/psalms/77-15.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/psalms/74-18.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/psalms/76-2.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/psalms/89-32.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/psalms/78-67.htm">Tribe</a> <a href="/psalms/90-15.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/psalms/74-4.htm">Worshippers</a> <a href="/psalms/76-2.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 74</div>1. <a href="/psalms/74-1.htm">The prophet complains of the desolation of the sanctuary</a> 10. <a href="/psalms/74-10.htm">He moves God to help in consideration of his power</a> 18. <a href="/psalms/74-18.htm">Of his reproachful enemies, or his children and of his covenant.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/74.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/74.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Remember Your congregation This phrase is a plea for God to recall His chosen people, Israel. The term "congregation" refers to the assembly of God's people, often used in the Old Testament to describe the Israelites. This plea is rooted in the covenant relationship established between God and Israel, where God promised to be their God and they His people (<a href="/exodus/6-7.htm">Exodus 6:7</a>). The psalmist is invoking God's faithfulness to His covenant promises.which You purchased long ago The concept of God "purchasing" His people is tied to the idea of redemption. In the context of Israel, this refers to the Exodus from Egypt, where God delivered the Israelites from slavery, symbolizing a purchase or redemption (<a href="/exodus/15-13.htm">Exodus 15:13</a>). This act established Israel as God's possession, a theme echoed in the New Testament with Christ's redemptive work for believers (<a href="/1_corinthians/6-20.htm">1 Corinthians 6:20</a>).and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance The term "redeemed" further emphasizes the deliverance and salvation God provided. The "tribe of Your inheritance" signifies Israel's unique status as God's chosen people, set apart for His purposes. This inheritance is not just a physical land but a spiritual relationship with God. The idea of inheritance is also seen in the New Testament, where believers are described as heirs with Christ (<a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Romans 8:17</a>).Mount Zion, where You dwell Mount Zion holds significant theological and historical importance as the location of Jerusalem and the Temple, representing God's presence among His people. It is often used symbolically to refer to God's kingdom and His eternal dwelling place. In prophetic literature, Zion is depicted as the center of God's future kingdom (<a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2-3</a>). In the New Testament, Zion is associated with the heavenly Jerusalem, the ultimate fulfillment of God's promise to dwell with His people (<a href="/hebrews/12-22.htm">Hebrews 12:22</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The central figure in this verse, called upon to remember His people and His covenant with them. 2. <a href="/topical/c/congregation.htm">Congregation</a> Refers to the people of Israel, God's chosen people, whom He has purchased and redeemed. 3. <a href="/topical/t/tribe_of_your_inheritance.htm">Tribe of Your Inheritance</a> Specifically points to the Israelites, who are considered God's special possession. 4. <a href="/topical/m/mount_zion.htm">Mount Zion</a> A significant location in biblical history, representing the dwelling place of God and the spiritual center of Israel. 5. <a href="/topical/r/redemption.htm">Redemption</a> The act of God saving His people, a theme that runs throughout the Bible, symbolizing deliverance and salvation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_people.htm">God's Faithfulness to His People</a> God is faithful to remember His covenant with His people, even when they face trials and tribulations. <a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_redemption.htm">The Significance of Redemption</a> Redemption is a central theme in the Bible, symbolizing God's saving grace and His commitment to His people. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_heritage.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Heritage</a> Believers today are part of a spiritual heritage that traces back to God's covenant with Israel, emphasizing the continuity of God's plan. <a href="/topical/m/mount_zion_as_a_symbol_of_god's_presence.htm">Mount Zion as a Symbol of God's Presence</a> Mount Zion represents God's dwelling place and His presence among His people, reminding us of the importance of seeking His presence in our lives. <a href="/topical/l/living_as_god's_inheritance.htm">Living as God's Inheritance</a> As God's chosen people, believers are called to live in a way that reflects their identity as His inheritance, demonstrating His love and grace to the world.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_74.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 74</a> <a href="/q/do_you_believe_in_what_you_cannot_see.htm">What is Zion's significance in biblical prophecy?</a> <a href="/q/what's_zion's_role_in_prophecy.htm">What is Zion's significance in biblical prophecy?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_fake_news.htm">What is God's Holy Mountain?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_proof_of_zion's_grand_coronation.htm">If Psalm 2:6 refers to a coronation in Zion, why is there no clear historical proof of such a grand royal installation matching this description?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/74.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) Purchased.--Or, as in LXX., acquired. This word, together with the word "redeemed" in the next clause, and "right hand" in <a href="/psalms/74-11.htm" title="Why withdraw you your hand, even your right hand? pluck it out of your bosom.">Psalm 74:11</a>, show that Exodus 15 was in the writer's mind. (See especially <a href="/context/psalms/74-12.htm" title="For God is my King of old, working salvation in the middle of the earth.">Psalm 74:12-13</a>; <a href="/psalms/74-16.htm" title="The day is yours, the night also is yours: you have prepared the light and the sun.">Psalm 74:16</a> of that chapter.)The word "congregation" here, as in the Mosaic books, presents the people in its religious aspect, as the expression "rod (or, tribe) of thine inheritance" presents it in its political character.The rod of . . .--Better, which thou hast redeemed as the tribe of thine inheritance, i.e., as thine own tribe.The expression, "rod of thine inheritance," comes from <a href="/jeremiah/10-16.htm" title="The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.">Jeremiah 10:16</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/51-19.htm" title="The portion of Jacob is not like them; for he is the former of all things: and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the LORD of hosts is his name.">Jeremiah 51:19</a>. (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/63-17.htm" title="O LORD, why have you made us to err from your ways, and hardened our heart from your fear? Return for your servants' sake, the tribes of your inheritance.">Isaiah 63:17</a>.) It refers not to the shepherd's crook, but to the sceptre, or leading staff, of the prince of a tribe, and so passes into a term for the tribe itself (<a href="/exodus/28-21.htm" title="And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.">Exodus 28:21</a>; <a href="/judges/20-2.htm" title="And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.">Judges 20:2</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/74.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; or, which thou didst purchase of old. The reference is to the redemption out of Egypt (see <a href="/exodus/15-16.htm">Exodus 15:16</a>). God is besought, though he has forgotten, once more to remember his people, and urged to do so by the memory of his former mercies (comp. vers. 12-17). The rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; rather, which thou didst redeem to be the tribe of thine inheritance; i.e. the people of thine inheritance. "The conventional expression, 'the tribes of Israel,' was not always used after the fall of the northern kingdom" (Cheyne); comp. <a href="/jeremiah/10-16.htm">Jeremiah 10:16</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/51-19.htm">Jeremiah 51:19</a>. This Mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt (comp. <a href="/psalms/73.htm">Psalm 73</a>: 68). The expression, "this Mount Zion," implies that the psalm is composed either by one of the exiles before he is removed from the Holy Land, or by one of those who were left behind by the conquerors (<a href="/2_kings/25-12.htm">2 Kings 25:12, 22</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/42-10.htm">Jeremiah 42:10</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/52-16.htm">Jeremiah 52:16</a>). <a href="/commentaries/psalms/74-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Remember זְכֹ֤ר (zə·ḵōr) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male Your congregation, עֲדָתְךָ֨ ׀ (‘ă·ḏā·ṯə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5712.htm">Strong's 5712: </a> A stated assemblage which You purchased קָ֘נִ֤יתָ (qā·nî·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7069.htm">Strong's 7069: </a> To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own long ago קֶּ֗דֶם (qe·ḏem) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6924.htm">Strong's 6924: </a> The front, of place, time and redeemed גָּ֭אַלְתָּ (gā·’al·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1350.htm">Strong's 1350: </a> To redeem, act as kinsman as the tribe שֵׁ֣בֶט (šê·ḇeṭ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7626.htm">Strong's 7626: </a> Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe of Your inheritance— נַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָ (na·ḥă·lā·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion Mount הַר־ (har-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> Mountain, hill, hill country Zion צִ֝יּ֗וֹן (ṣî·yō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6726.htm">Strong's 6726: </a> Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem where You dwell. שָׁכַ֬נְתָּ (šā·ḵan·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7931.htm">Strong's 7931: </a> To settle down, abide, dwell <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/74-2.htm">Psalm 74:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/psalms/74-2.htm">Psalm 74:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/psalms/74-2.htm">Psalm 74:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/psalms/74-2.htm">Psalm 74:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/psalms/74-2.htm">Psalm 74:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/74-2.htm">Psalm 74:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/74-2.htm">Psalm 74:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/74-2.htm">Psalm 74:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/74-2.htm">Psalm 74:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/psalms/74-2.htm">Psalm 74:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/psalms/74-2.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 74:2 Remember your congregation which you purchased (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/74-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 74:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 74:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/74-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 74:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 74:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>