Psalms 74:2

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!

Psalms 78:55

78:55 He drove the nations out from before them;

he assigned them their tribal allotments ⁴ 

and allowed the tribes of Israel to settle down. ⁵ 

Psalms 78:68

78:68 He chose the tribe of Judah,

and Mount Zion, which he loves.

[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).

[78:55]  ⁴ tn Heb “he caused to fall [to] them with a measuring line an inheritance.”

[78:55]  ⁵ tn Heb “and caused the tribes of Israel to settle down in their tents.”