Psalms 74:2-3

74:2 Remember your people ¹  whom you acquired in ancient times,

whom you rescued ²  so they could be your very own nation, ³ 

as well as Mount Zion, where you dwell!

74:3 Hurry and look ⁴  at the permanent ruins,

and all the damage the enemy has done to the temple! ⁵ 

[74:2]  ¹ tn Heb “your assembly,” which pictures God’s people as an assembled community.

[74:2]  ² tn Heb “redeemed.” The verb “redeem” casts God in the role of a leader who protects members of his extended family in times of need and crisis (see Ps 19:14).

[74:2]  ³ tn Heb “the tribe of your inheritance” (see Jer 10:16; 51:19).

[74:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “lift up your steps to,” which may mean “run, hurry.”

[74:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “everything [the] enemy has damaged in the holy place.”