74:4 Your enemies roar 1 in the middle of your sanctuary; 2
they set up their battle flags. 3
74:23 Do not disregard 4 what your enemies say, 5
or the unceasing shouts of those who defy you. 6
1 tn This verb is often used of a lion’s roar, so the psalmist may be comparing the enemy to a raging, devouring lion.
2 tn Heb “your meeting place.”
3 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).
4 tn Or “forget.”
5 tn Heb “the voice of your enemies.”
6 tn Heb “the roar of those who rise up against you, which ascends continually.”