Psalm 74:3-4 New English Translation
3 Hurry[a] to the permanent ruins,
and to all the damage the enemy has done to the temple.[b]
4 Your enemies roar[c] in the middle of your sanctuary;[d]
they set up their battle flags.[e]
Footnotes
- Psalm 74:3 tn Heb “lift up your steps to,” which may mean “run, hurry.”
- Psalm 74:3 tn Heb “everything [the] enemy has damaged in the holy place.”
- Psalm 74:4 tn This verb is often used of a lion’s roar, so the psalmist may be comparing the enemy to a raging, devouring lion.
- Psalm 74:4 tn Heb “your meeting place.”
- Psalm 74:4 tn Heb “they set up their banners [as] banners.” The Hebrew noun אוֹת (ʾot, “sign”) here refers to the enemy army’s battle flags and banners (see Num 2:12).
New English Translation (NET)
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