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Take it from the folds of your garment and destroy them!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/74.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Why do you hold back your strong right hand? Unleash your powerful fist and destroy them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/74.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand? Take it from the fold of your garment and destroy them!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/74.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why do You withdraw Your strong right hand? Stretch it out to destroy them!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/74.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck <i>it</i> out of thy bosom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/74.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? <i>Take it</i> out of Your bosom and destroy <i>them.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/74.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? <i>Extend it</i> from Your chest <i>and</i> destroy <i>them!</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/74.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? From within Your bosom, destroy them!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/74.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Why dost Thou withdraw Thy hand, even Thy right hand? From within Thy bosom, destroy <i>them!</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/74.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Why do You turn back Your hand, even Your right hand? From within Your bosom, destroy <i>them</i>!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/74.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand [from judging the enemy]? <i>Remove Your hand</i> from Your chest, destroy <i>them!</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/74.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why do you hold back your hand? Stretch out your right hand and destroy them!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/74.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why do You hold back Your hand? Stretch out Your right hand and destroy them! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/74.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Why drawest thou back thy hand, even thy right hand? Pluck it out of thy bosom and consume them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/74.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Why don't you punish them? Why are you holding back? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/74.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Why drawest thou back thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom and consume them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/74.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Why do you hold back your hand, especially your right hand? Take your hands out of your pockets. Destroy your enemies! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/74.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Why have you refused to help us? Why do you keep your hands behind you? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/74.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Why do you not withdraw your hand— your right hand—from your bosom and destroy them? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/74.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why do You withdraw Your strong right hand? Stretch it out to destroy them!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/74.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Why do you remain inactive? Intervene and destroy him! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/74.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Why do you draw back your hand, even your right hand? Take it out of your pocket and consume them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/74.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/74.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Why do you draw back your hand, even your right hand? Take it from your chest and consume them! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/74.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Why do You turn back Your hand, "" Even Your right hand? Remove [it] from the midst of Your bosom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/74.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Why dost Thou turn back Thy hand, Even Thy right hand? From the midst of Thy bosom remove it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/74.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore wilt thou turn back thy hand, and thy right hand? from the midst of thy bosom completely.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/74.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Why dost thou turn away thy hand: and thy right hand out of the midst of thy bosom for ever ? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/74.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 73:11>Why do you turn your hand away, even your right hand, from the midst of your sinews, until the end?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/74.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Why draw back your hand, why hold back your right hand within your bosom? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/74.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Why do you hold back your hand; why do you keep your hand in your bosom?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/74.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy strength from the midst of thy congregation?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/74.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Why have you turned your hand and your right hand from within your assembly?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/74.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Why withdrawest Thou Thy hand, even Thy right hand? Draw it out of Thy bosom and consume them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/74.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore turnest thou away thine hand, and thy right hand from the midst of thy bosom for ever?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/74-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=9060" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/74.htm">Why Have You Rejected Us Forever?</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>How long, O God, will the enemy taunt You? Will the foe revile Your name forever? <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: lām·māh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: ṯā·šîḇ (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">do You withdraw</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">Your strong</a> <a href="/hebrew/3225.htm" title="3225: wî·mî·ne·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Right hand. From yaman; the right hand or side of a person or other object; locally, the south.">right hand?</a> <a href="/hebrew/7130.htm" title="7130: miq·qe·reḇ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Inward part, midst. From qarab; properly, the nearest part, i.e. The center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial.">Stretch it out</a> <a href="/hebrew/2706.htm" title="2706: ḥō·qə·ḵå̄ (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Something prescribed or owed, a statute. From chaqaq; an enactment; hence, an appointment."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: ḵal·lêh (V-Piel-Imp-ms) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">to destroy them!</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>Yet God is my King from ancient times, working salvation on the earth.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-9.htm">Isaiah 51:9</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-6.htm">Exodus 15:6</a></span><br />Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39</a></span><br />See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-12.htm">Isaiah 63:12</a></span><br />who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-4.htm">Habakkuk 3:4</a></span><br />His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/40-9.htm">Job 40:9</a></span><br />Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-1.htm">Isaiah 59:1</a></span><br />Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-13.htm">Psalm 89:13</a></span><br />Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-23.htm">Psalm 44:23-26</a></span><br />Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever. / Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and oppression? / For our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies cling to the earth. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-10.htm">Isaiah 52:10</a></span><br />The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Jeremiah 32:17</a></span><br />“Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-33.htm">Ezekiel 20:33-34</a></span><br />As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, with a strong hand, an outstretched arm, and outpoured wrath I will rule over you. / With a strong hand, an outstretched arm, and outpoured wrath I will bring you out from the peoples and gather you from the lands to which you have been scattered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-51.htm">Luke 1:51</a></span><br />He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-30.htm">Acts 4:30</a></span><br />as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-16.htm">Revelation 1:16</a></span><br />He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Why withdraw you your hand, even your right hand? pluck it out of your bosom.</p><p class="hdg">withdrawest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/64-12.htm">Isaiah 64:12</a></b></br> Wilt thou refrain thyself for these <i>things</i>, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/2-3.htm">Lamentations 2:3</a></b></br> He hath cut off in <i>his</i> fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, <i>which</i> devoureth round about.</p><p class="hdg">pluck it out.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/44-23.htm">Psalm 44:23</a></b></br> Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast <i>us</i> not off for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-65.htm">Psalm 78:65,66</a></b></br> Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, <i>and</i> like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/41-9.htm">Bosom</a> <a href="/psalms/59-13.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/psalms/37-35.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/psalms/74-8.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/psalms/73-28.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/psalms/65-4.htm">Drawest</a> <a href="/psalms/50-9.htm">Folds</a> <a href="/psalms/73-6.htm">Garment</a> <a href="/psalms/73-23.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/73-23.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/psalms/66-14.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/psalms/74-4.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/psalms/52-5.htm">Pluck</a> <a href="/psalms/39-10.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/psalms/73-23.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/73-6.htm">Robe</a> <a href="/job/36-7.htm">Withdraw</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-18.htm">Withdrawest</a> <a href="/psalms/74-3.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/79-12.htm">Bosom</a> <a href="/psalms/78-33.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/psalms/104-2.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/psalms/75-1.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/psalms/85-5.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-10.htm">Drawest</a> <a href="/psalms/78-70.htm">Folds</a> <a href="/psalms/102-26.htm">Garment</a> <a href="/psalms/74-19.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/75-3.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/psalms/78-56.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/psalms/74-12.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">Pluck</a> <a href="/psalms/89-33.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/psalms/75-2.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/93-1.htm">Robe</a> <a href="/psalms/85-3.htm">Withdraw</a> <a href="/psalms/104-29.htm">Withdrawest</a> <a href="/psalms/94-19.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 74</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/74-1.htm">The prophet complains of the desolation of the sanctuary</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/74-10.htm">He moves God to help in consideration of his power</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/74-18.htm">Of his reproachful enemies, or his children and of his covenant.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>Why do You withdraw Your strong right hand?</b><br>This phrase reflects a plea for divine intervention and protection. The "strong right hand" is a common biblical metaphor for God's power and authority (<a href="/exodus/15-6.htm">Exodus 15:6</a>, <a href="/psalms/118-16.htm">Psalm 118:16</a>). In ancient Near Eastern culture, the right hand symbolized strength and skill. The psalmist is questioning why God seems to be withholding His power in a time of distress. Historically, this psalm is attributed to a period of national crisis, possibly during the Babylonian exile, when the Israelites felt abandoned by God. Theologically, this reflects the tension between God's promises and the present reality of suffering, a theme echoed in other lament psalms (Psalm 13, <a href="/psalms/22.htm">Psalm 22</a>).<p><b>Stretch it out to destroy them!</b><br>Here, the psalmist is calling for God to act decisively against the enemies of Israel. The request to "stretch it out" recalls the imagery of God’s intervention in the Exodus, where He stretched out His hand to deliver Israel from Egypt (<a href="/exodus/7-5.htm">Exodus 7:5</a>). This plea for destruction of enemies aligns with the covenantal promises where God vowed to protect His people against their adversaries (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-7.htm">Deuteronomy 28:7</a>). In a broader biblical context, this reflects the eschatological hope for divine justice and the ultimate defeat of evil, a theme that resonates with prophetic literature (<a href="/isaiah/63.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a>, <a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-21</a>). Theologically, it also points to the ultimate victory of Christ over sin and death, as seen in the New Testament (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-24.htm">1 Corinthians 15:24-26</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/asaph.htm">Asaph</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/74.htm">Psalm 74</a>, Asaph was a Levite and one of King David's chief musicians. He is known for his deep and often lamenting psalms that reflect on the struggles and faith of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation of Israel is the primary subject of this psalm, experiencing a period of distress and seeking God's intervention against their enemies.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies_of_israel.htm">Enemies of Israel</a></b><br>The psalm refers to the adversaries who have brought destruction upon Israel, prompting the plea for divine intervention.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_right_hand.htm">God's Right Hand</a></b><br>Symbolic of God's power and authority, often invoked in the Psalms as a means of deliverance and justice.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/temple_destruction.htm">Temple Destruction</a></b><br>The psalm is traditionally associated with the destruction of the Temple, a significant event that led to national mourning and a plea for God's restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_timing.htm">Understanding God's Timing</a></b><br>God's timing is perfect, even when it seems delayed. Trust in His wisdom and sovereignty, knowing that His plans are for our ultimate good.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_lament.htm">The Power of Lament</a></b><br>Lament is a biblical way to express grief and seek God's intervention. It is a form of prayer that acknowledges our dependence on God and invites His presence into our struggles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_right_hand_as_a_symbol_of_deliverance.htm">God's Right Hand as a Symbol of Deliverance</a></b><br>The right hand of God symbolizes His power and authority. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God's power is available to them through faith in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_the_midst_of_destruction.htm">Faith in the Midst of Destruction</a></b><br>Even when circumstances seem dire, maintain faith in God's ability to restore and redeem. He is a God of hope and new beginnings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/active_waiting_on_god.htm">Active Waiting on God</a></b><br>While waiting for God's intervention, remain active in prayer, worship, and service. Trust that God is working behind the scenes for His glory and our good.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_74.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 74</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_'new_covenant_in_my_blood'.htm">What does being on fire for God mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_judge_nations_today.htm">Does God continue to judge nations today?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_kings_trembled_in_psalm_48.htm">Psalm 48:5-6: Is there any historical or scientific evidence that opposing kings literally 'saw and were amazed' to the point of trembling?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_king_ahasuerus_leave_in_anger.htm">Esther 7:7 - Why would King Ahasuerus suddenly abandon the feast in anger without prior indications of Haman's treachery in earlier records of Persian court life?</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>(11) <span class= "bld">Why withdrawest thou.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">returnest, i.e.</span>, into the ample folds of the Eastern robe. The poet is thinking of <a href="/exodus/4-7.htm" title="And he said, Put your hand into your bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.">Exodus 4:7</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Pluck it out of thy bosom</span>.--Literally, <span class= "ital">out of the midst of thy bosom consume. </span>For the same absolute use of this verb comp. <a href="/psalms/59-13.htm" title="Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God rules in Jacob to the ends of the earth. Selah.">Psalm 59:13</a>. The clause is an instance of pregnant construction (comp. <a href="/psalms/74-7.htm" title="They have cast fire into your sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of your name to the ground.">Psalm 74:7</a>), and is plainly equivalent to, <span class= "ital">Why dost thou not pluck out thy right hand to consume?</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/74.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand?</span> Why dost thou keep back the right hand of thy power, hiding it in thy besom? Why not show forth thy power, and consume them, as it were, in a moment? (See the next clause.) <span class="cmt_word">Pluck it out of thy bosom;</span> rather, <span class="accented">out with it frown thy bosom, and consume them.</span> The psalmist sees no reason why the Babylonians should not be consumed, and Israel delivered, <span class="accented">at once</span>. He has an insufficient sense of the greatness of Israel's sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/74-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Why</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֤מָּה</span> <span class="translit">(lām·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do You withdraw</span><br /><span class="heb">תָשִׁ֣יב</span> <span class="translit">(ṯā·šîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your hand?</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֭דְךָ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Stretch out</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקֶּ֖רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(miq·qe·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7130.htm">Strong's 7130: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nearest part, the center</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your right hand</span><br /><span class="heb">וִֽימִינֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(wî·mî·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3225.htm">Strong's 3225: </a> </span><span class="str2">The right hand, side, the south</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and destroy them!</span><br /><span class="heb">כַלֵּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḵal·lêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/74-11.htm">Psalm 74:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/74-11.htm">Psalm 74:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/74-11.htm">Psalm 74:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/74-11.htm">Psalm 74:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/74-11.htm">Psalm 74:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/74-11.htm">Psalm 74:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/74-11.htm">Psalm 74:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/74-11.htm">Psalm 74:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/74-11.htm">Psalm 74:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/74-11.htm">Psalm 74:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/74-11.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 74:11 Why do you draw back your hand (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/74-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 74:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 74:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/74-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 74:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 74:12" /></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>