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 78:71

78:71 He took him away from following the mother sheep, ⁴ 

and made him the shepherd of Jacob, his people,

and of Israel, his chosen nation. ⁵ 

Exodus 15:17

15:17 You will bring them in ⁶  and plant them in the mountain ⁷  of your inheritance,

in the place you made ⁸  for your residence, O Lord,

the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hands have established.

Isaiah 47:6

47:6 I was angry at my people;

I defiled my special possession

and handed them over to you.

You showed them no mercy; ⁹ 

you even placed a very heavy burden on old people. ¹⁰ 

[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).

[78:71]  ⁴ tn Heb “from after the ewes he brought him.”

[78:71]  ⁵ tn Heb “to shepherd Jacob, his people, and Israel, his inheritance.”

[15:17]  ⁶ tn The verb is imperfect.

[15:17]  ⁷ sn The “mountain” and the “place” would be wherever Yahweh met with his people. It here refers to Canaan, the land promised to the patriarchs.

[15:17]  ⁸ tn The verb is perfect tense, referring to Yahweh’s previous choice of the holy place.

[47:6]  ⁹ tn Or “compassion.”

[47:6]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “on the old you made very heavy your yoke.”