Psalms 74:4

74:4 Your enemies roar ¹  in the middle of your sanctuary; ² 

they set up their battle flags. ³ 

Psalms 74:12

74:12 But God has been my ⁴  king from ancient times,

performing acts of deliverance on the earth. ⁵ 

Psalms 110:2

110:2 The Lord ⁶  extends ⁷  your dominion ⁸  from Zion.

Rule in the midst of your enemies!

[74:4]  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.

[74:4]  ² tn Heb “your meeting place.”

[74:4]  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).

[74:12]  ⁴ tn The psalmist speaks as Israel’s representative here.

[74:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “in the midst of the earth.”

[110:2]  ⁷ tn Since the Lord is mentioned in the third person (note the use of the first person in v. 1), it is likely that these are the psalmist’s words to the king, not a continuation of the oracle per se.

[110:2]  ⁸ tn The prefixed verbal form is understood here as descriptive-dramatic or as generalizing, though it could be taken as future.

[110:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “your strong scepter,” symbolic of the king’s royal authority and dominion.