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you made both summer and winter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/74.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You set the boundaries of the earth, and you made both summer and winter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/74.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You have fixed all the boundaries of the earth; you have made summer and winter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/74.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You set all the boundaries of the earth; You made the summer and winter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/74.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/74.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You have set all the borders of the earth; You have made summer and winter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/74.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have established all the boundaries of the earth; You have created summer and winter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/74.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You have established all the boundaries of the earth; You have made summer and winter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/74.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thou hast established all the boundaries of the earth; Thou hast made summer and winter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/74.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You have caused all the boundaries of the earth to stand firm; You have formed summer and winter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/74.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You have defined <i>and</i> established all the borders of the earth [the divisions of land and sea and of the nations]; You have made summer and winter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/74.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You set all the boundaries of the earth; you made summer and winter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/74.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You set all the boundaries of the earth; You made summer and winter. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/74.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: Thou hast made summer and winter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/74.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You made summer and winter and gave them to the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/74.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/74.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You determined all the boundaries of the earth. You created summer and winter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/74.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />you set the limits of the earth; you made summer and winter. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/74.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You set all the boundaries of the earth; you made summer and winter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/74.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You set all the boundaries of the earth; You made the summer and winter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/74.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You set up all the boundaries of the earth; you created the cycle of summer and winter. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/74.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You have set all the boundaries of the earth. You have made summer and winter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/74.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/74.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You have set all the boundaries of the earth. You have made summer and winter. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/74.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You have set up all the borders of earth, "" Summer and winter—You have formed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/74.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thou hast set up all the borders of earth, Summer and winter Thou hast formed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/74.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou didst set all the bounds of the earth: summer and autumn thou didst form them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/74.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast made all the borders of the earth: the summer and the spring were formed by thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/74.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 73:17>You have made all the limits of the earth. The summer and the spring were formed by you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/74.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You fixed all the limits of the earth; summer and winter you made. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/74.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You have fixed all the bounds of the earth; you made summer and winter.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/74.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast set all the borders of the earth; thou hast made summer and winter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/74.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You set all the boundaries of the Earth; summer and winter, you have created them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/74.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou hast set all the borders of the earth; Thou hast made summer and winter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/74.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou hast made all the borders of the earth; thou hast made summer and spring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/74-17.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=9100" 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">16</span>The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/5324.htm" title="5324: hiṣ·ṣaḇ·tā (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A prim root; to station, in various applications.">set</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1367.htm" title="1367: gə·ḇū·lō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Border, boundary. Or gbulah; feminine of gbuwl; a boundary, region.">the boundaries</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ā·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the earth;</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/3335.htm" title="3335: yə·ṣar·tå̄m (V-Qal-Perf-2ms:: 3mp) -- Probably identical with yatsar;); to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. Form a resolution).">made</a> <a href="/hebrew/7019.htm" title="7019: qa·yiṣ (N-ms) -- To awake. From quwts; harvest, whether the product or the season.">the summer</a> <a href="/hebrew/2779.htm" title="2779: wā·ḥō·rep̄ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Harvest time, autumn. From charaph. properly, the crop gathered, i.e. the autumn season; figuratively, ripeness of age.">and winter.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, how a foolish people has spurned Your name.…<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="/genesis/1-14.htm">Genesis 1:14-18</a></span><br />And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years. / And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so. / God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-12.htm">Job 38:12-13</a></span><br />In your days, have you commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place, / that it might spread to the ends of the earth and shake the wicked out of it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-31.htm">Job 38:31-33</a></span><br />Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loosen the belt of Orion? / Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear and her cubs? / Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the earth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">Jeremiah 31:35</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Isaiah 45:7</a></span><br />I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/8-22.htm">Genesis 8:22</a></span><br />As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall never cease.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/26-10.htm">Job 26:10</a></span><br />He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-29.htm">Proverbs 8:29</a></span><br />when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-26.htm">Acts 17:26</a></span><br />From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16-17</a></span><br />For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. / He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-3.htm">John 1:3</a></span><br />Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-2.htm">Hebrews 1:2</a></span><br />But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-11.htm">Revelation 4:11</a></span><br />“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-6.htm">Nehemiah 9:6</a></span><br />You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-26.htm">Isaiah 40:26</a></span><br />Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You have set all the borders of the earth: you have made summer and winter.</p><p class="hdg">set</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/24-1.htm">Psalm 24:1,2</a></b></br> A Psalm of David. The earth <i>is</i> the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-8.htm">Deuteronomy 32:8</a></b></br> When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/17-26.htm">Acts 17:26</a></b></br> And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;</p><p class="hdg">made summer.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/8-22.htm">Genesis 8:22</a></b></br> While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/14-17.htm">Acts 14:17</a></b></br> Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/26-14.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/psalms/68-13.htm">Boundaries</a> <a href="/job/38-10.htm">Bounds</a> <a href="/psalms/74-12.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/74-16.htm">Established</a> <a href="/psalms/65-6.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/psalms/73-20.htm">Form</a> <a href="/psalms/65-6.htm">Formed</a> <a href="/psalms/73-7.htm">Limits</a> <a href="/psalms/32-4.htm">Summer</a> <a href="/genesis/8-22.htm">Winter</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/105-31.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-25.htm">Boundaries</a> <a href="/psalms/78-41.htm">Bounds</a> <a href="/psalms/74-20.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/75-3.htm">Established</a> <a href="/psalms/78-67.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/psalms/83-5.htm">Form</a> <a href="/psalms/90-2.htm">Formed</a> <a href="/psalms/148-6.htm">Limits</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-8.htm">Summer</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-4.htm">Winter</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>You set all the boundaries of the earth;</b><br>This phrase acknowledges God's sovereignty and authority over creation. The concept of setting boundaries can be traced back to <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a>, where God separates light from darkness and land from water, establishing order in the universe. The boundaries of the earth can also refer to the geographical limits of nations, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/32-8.htm">Deuteronomy 32:8</a>, where God is described as determining the boundaries of peoples. This reflects the belief that God is actively involved in the governance of the world, a theme echoed in <a href="/acts/17-26.htm">Acts 17:26</a>, which states that God determined the times and places for nations. Theologically, this underscores God's omnipotence and the idea that nothing is outside His control.<p><b>You made the summer and winter.</b><br>This phrase highlights God's role as the creator of seasons, emphasizing His control over time and nature. The cyclical nature of seasons is a testament to God's faithfulness and the order He established in creation, as seen in <a href="/genesis/8-22.htm">Genesis 8:22</a>, where God promises that "seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease." The mention of summer and winter can also symbolize the various seasons of life, suggesting that God is present and sovereign in both times of abundance and times of hardship. This duality can be seen as a type of Christ, who is with believers in all circumstances, providing for their needs and guiding them through life's changes.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>- The Creator and Sustainer of the universe, who establishes the boundaries of the earth and the seasons.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/earth.htm">Earth</a></b><br>- The physical world created by God, with its boundaries and natural order.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/summer_and_winter.htm">Summer and Winter</a></b><br>- Representations of the seasons, indicating God's control over time and nature.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Creation</a></b><br>Recognize that God has established the physical and temporal boundaries of the world, affirming His ultimate authority and control.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/order_and_purpose_in_creation.htm">Order and Purpose in Creation</a></b><br>Understand that the seasons and natural order reflect God's intentional design, providing for the needs of His creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>Trust that just as God has set the seasons, He will provide for our needs in every season of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflection_of_god's_faithfulness.htm">Reflection of God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>The regularity of the seasons is a reminder of God's faithfulness and reliability, encouraging us to rely on Him in times of change.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_creation.htm">Stewardship of Creation</a></b><br>As God has set boundaries and seasons, we are called to be good stewards of the earth, respecting the natural order He has established.<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/how_does_job_12_6_align_with_wicked's_fate.htm">In Job 12:6, how does the idea that “the tents of robbers are at peace” harmonize with other scriptures that insist the wicked are eventually punished? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_104_9_conflict_with_sea-level_data.htm">Does the boundary 'that the waters might not again cover the earth' (Psalm 104:9) conflict with evidence of sea-level changes over time?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_74_align_with_science.htm">In Psalm 74:16-17, God is depicted as setting cosmic boundaries--how does this align with established scientific understanding of planetary formation and celestial order?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/psalm_106_17_lacks_archaeological_proof_why.htm">Psalm 106:17 says the earth swallowed Dathan and his followers--how do we reconcile this with a lack of archaeological confirmation of such an event?</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>(17) <span class= "bld">All the borders of the earth</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, earth in all directions, and to its utmost bounds; as we say, "from pole to pole."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/74.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou hast set all the borders of the earth.</span> The "borders of the earth" are the boundaries of land and sea, which are ascribed to God in <a href="/genesis/1-9.htm">Genesis 1:9</a> (comp. <a href="/job/26-10.htm">Job 26:10</a>; <a href="/job/38-8.htm">Job 38:8</a>; <a href="/psalms/33-7.htm">Psalm 33:7</a>; <a href="/proverbs/8-29.htm">Proverbs 8:29</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/5-22.htm">Jeremiah 5:22</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Thou hast made summer and winter;</span> literally, <span class="accented">summer and winter thou didst form them; i.e.</span> they are the result of thy arrangement of creation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/74-17.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">You</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">set</span><br /><span class="heb">הִ֭צַּבְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(hiṣ·ṣaḇ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5324.htm">Strong's 5324: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take one's stand, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the boundaries</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּבוּל֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḇū·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1367.htm">Strong's 1367: </a> </span><span class="str2">A boundary, region</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the earth;</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֑רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">made</span><br /><span class="heb">יְצַרְתָּם׃‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ṣar·tām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3335.htm">Strong's 3335: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mould into a, form, as a, potter, to determine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the summer</span><br /><span class="heb">קַ֥יִץ</span> <span class="translit">(qa·yiṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7019.htm">Strong's 7019: </a> </span><span class="str2">To awake</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and winter.</span><br /><span class="heb">וָ֝חֹ֗רֶף</span> <span class="translit">(wā·ḥō·rep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2779.htm">Strong's 2779: </a> </span><span class="str2">The crop gathered, the autumn, season, ripeness of age</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/74-17.htm">Psalm 74:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/74-17.htm">Psalm 74:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/74-17.htm">Psalm 74:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/74-17.htm">Psalm 74:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/74-17.htm">Psalm 74:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/74-17.htm">Psalm 74:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/74-17.htm">Psalm 74:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/74-17.htm">Psalm 74:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/74-17.htm">Psalm 74:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/74-17.htm">Psalm 74:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/74-17.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 74:17 You have set all the boundaries (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/74-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 74:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 74:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/74-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 74:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 74:18" /></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>