Psalms
Psalm 74:1
Why have You rejected us forever, O God?
Why does Your anger smolder
against the sheep of Your pasture?
Footnotes
- a 74:1 Maskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Maskil | מַשְׂכִּ֗יל | maś·kîl | Noun - masculine singular | H4905 contemplative poem |
| of Asaph | לְאָ֫סָ֥ף | lə·’ā·sāp̄ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H623 Asaph |
| Why | לָמָ֣ה | lā·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| have You rejected us forever | זָנַ֣חְתָּ | zā·naḥ·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H2186 reject, spurn |
| O God | אֱ֭לֹהִים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| Why does Your anger | אַ֝פְּךָ֗ | ’ap·pə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| smolder | יֶעְשַׁ֥ן | ye‘·šan | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6225 smoke, be wroth |
| against the sheep | בְּצֹ֣אן | bə·ṣōn | Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| of Your pasture | מַרְעִיתֶֽךָ׃ | mar·‘î·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H4830 pasturing, shepherding, pasturage |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 29:20 · Psalm 100:3 · Psalm 79:13 · John 10:26–30 · Psalm 44:9 · Ezekiel 34:31 · Luke 12:32 · Psalm 42:11 · Jeremiah 31:37 · Psalm 79:5 · Jeremiah 23:1 · Romans 11:1–2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.