Psalms 74:4

74:4 Your enemies roar in the middle of your sanctuary;

they set up their battle flags.

Psalms 74:23

74:23 Do not disregard what your enemies say,

or the unceasing shouts of those who defy you.


tn This verb is often used of a lion’s roar, so the psalmist may be comparing the enemy to a raging, devouring lion.

tn Heb “your meeting place.”

tn Heb “they set up their banners [as] banners.” The Hebrew noun אוֹת (’ot, “sign”) here refers to the enemy army’s battle flags and banners (see Num 2:12).

tn Or “forget.”

tn Heb “the voice of your enemies.”

tn Heb “the roar of those who rise up against you, which ascends continually.”