Psalms 74:2
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.
‖Remember thy Congregation which thou hast purchased of olde: the rod of thine inheritance which thou hast redeemed, this mount Sion, wherein thou hast dwelt.
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- ‖Alternative wordingOr, tribe.
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- Jeremiah 10:16Rank 1 from verse 2
16The 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.
16*The portion of Iacob is not like them: for he is the fourmer of all things, and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the LORD of hostes is his Name.
- Deuteronomy 32:9Rank 2 from verse 2
- Exodus 15:13Rank 3 from verse 2
- Exodus 15:16Rank 4 from verse 2
16Fear 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.
16*Feare and dread shall fall vpon them, by the greatnesse of thine arme they shall be as still as a stone, till thy people passe ouer, O LORD, till the people passe ouer which thou hast purchased.
- Deuteronomy 4:20Rank 5 from verse 2
20But the Lord hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.
20But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you foorth out of the yron fornace, euen out of Egypt, to bee vnto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.
- Psalms 135:4Rank 6 from verse 2
- Psalms 78:68–69Rank 7 from verse 2
68But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
69And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.
68But chose the tribe of Iudah: the mount Sion which he loued.
69†And he built his sanctuarie like high palaces: like the earth which he hath established for euer.
- Acts 20:28Rank 8 from verse 2
28¶ 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.
28¶ Take heed therefore vnto your selues, & to all the flocke, ouer the which the holy Ghost hath made you ouerseers, to feed the Church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
- Isaiah 51:11Rank 9 from verse 2
11Therefore 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.
11**Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall returne, and come with singing vnto Zion, and euerlasting ioy shalbe vpon their head: they shall obtaine gladnesse and ioy, and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.
- Isaiah 62:12Rank 10 from verse 2
- Isaiah 63:17Rank 11 from verse 2
17¶ O Lord, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants’ sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.
17¶ O LORD, why hast thou made vs to erre from thy wayes? and hardened our heart from thy feare? Returne for thy seruants sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.
- Isaiah 63:9Rank 12 from verse 2
9In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.
9*In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the Angel of his presence saued them: in his loue and in his pitie hee redeemed them, and he bare them, and caried them all the dayes of olde.
- Jeremiah 51:19Rank 13 from verse 2
19The 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.
19*The portion of Iacob is not like them, for he is the former of all things, and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the LORD of hostes is his Name.
- Psalms 132:13–14Rank 14 from verse 2
- Revelation 5:9Rank 15 from verse 2
9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the Booke, and to open the seales thereof: for thou wast slaine, and hast redeemed vs to God by thy blood, out of euery kinred, and tongue, and people, and nation:
- Titus 2:14Rank 16 from verse 2
- Deuteronomy 9:29Rank 17 from verse 2
- Psalms 106:40Rank 18 from verse 2
- Psalms 33:12Rank 19 from verse 2
- Psalms 48:1–2Rank 20 from verse 2
1GREAT is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
2Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
1¶ Great is the LORD, and greatly to bee praised in the citie of our God, in the mountaine of his holinesse.
2Beautifull for situation, the ioy of the whole earth is moūt Sion, on the sides of the North, the citie of the great King.
- Psalms 68:16Rank 21 from verse 2
- Psalms 77:15Rank 22 from verse 2
- Psalms 9:11Rank 23 from verse 2
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Psalms 74:2
1. To retain in mind or call back to mind; to recall. 2. To keep in mind with heed, observance, commemoration, or corresponding action. 3. To take account of a person, promise, deed, sin, or need and act with regard to it.
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congregation
1. A gathered assembly, company, or community of people, or the people considered together as a body. 2. In the fixed expressions "tabernacle of the congregation" and "tent of the congregation," part of the name of the appointed meeting place.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of purchase, meaning to obtain or buy.
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1. Advanced in age or existing for a long time. 2. Of the stated or specified age. 3. Ancient, former, previous, or worn.
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inheritance
A possession, portion, or heritage received by descent, allotment, promise, or divine gift.
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Sense 1: Bought back, recovered, or released by payment, substitute, or appointed valuation. Sense 2: Rescued, freed, or delivered from bondage, evil, enemies, death, sin, the curse, or another stated power.
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Sense 1: A hill, mountain, or elevated tract of land. Sense 2: An artificial raised mound used in siege. Sense 3: To rise, ascend, climb, get upon, or increase upward.
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In what or which place, thing, time, state, action, respect, or matter.
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74:1O GOD, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
74:1¶ O God, why hast thou cast vs off for euer? why doeth thine anger smoke against the sheepe of thy pasture?
74:2Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.
74:2‖Remember thy Congregation which thou hast purchased of olde: the rod of thine inheritance which thou hast redeemed, this mount Sion, wherein thou hast dwelt.
Selected passage74:3Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.
74:3Lift vp thy feete vnto the perpetuall desolations: euen all that the enemie hath done wickedly in the Sanctuarie.
74:4Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.
74:4Thine enemies roare in the midst of thy congregations: they set vp their ensignes for signes.
74:5A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.
74:5 A man was famous according as he had lifted vp axes vpon the thicke trees.
74:6But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.
74:6But now they breake downe the carued worke thereof at once, with axes and hammers.
74:7They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.
74:7†They haue cast fire into thy Sanctuary, they haue defiled by casting downe, the dwelling place of thy Nawe to the ground.
74:8They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.
74:8†They said in their hearts, Let vs destroy them together: they haue burnt vp all the Synagogues of God in the land.
74:9We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.
74:9We see not our signes, there is no more any prophet, neither is there among vs any that knoweth howe long.
74:10O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
74:10O God, how long shall the aduersarie reproach? shall the enemie blaspheme thy Name for euer?
74:11Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.
74:11Why withdrawest thou thy hand, euen thy right hand? plucke it out of thy bosome.
74:12For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
74:12For God is my King of old working saluation in the midst of the earth.
74:13Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.
74:13*†‖Thou didst diuide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.
74:14Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
74:14Thou brakest the heads of Leuiathan in pieces, and gauest him to bee meat to the people inhabiting the wildernesse.
74:15Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.
74:15*†Thou didst cleaue the fountaine and the flood: thou driedst vp mightie riuers.
74:16The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
74:16The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sunne.
74:17Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.
74:17†Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: Thou hast made Summer and Winter.
74:18Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Lord, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.
74:18Remember this, that the enemie hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people haue blasphemed thy Name.
74:19O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.
74:19O deliuer not the soule of thy turtle doue vnto the multitude of the wicked forget not the Congregation of thy poore for euer.
74:20Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
74:20Haue respect vnto the couenant: for the darke places of the earth are full of the habitations of crueltie.
74:21O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.
74:21O let not the oppressed returne ashamed: let the poore and needie praise thy name.
74:22Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.
74:22Arise, O God, plead thine owne cause: remember how the foolish man reprocheth thee daily.
74:23Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.
74:23†Forget not the voyce of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise vp against thee, increaseth continually.