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Psalm 74:2-4
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 74:2-4
New Catholic Bible
2 Remember the people that you purchased long ago,
the tribe that you redeemed as your own possession,[a]
and Mount Zion that you chose as your dwelling.
3 Direct now your steps[b] to the endless ruins,
toward the sanctuary destroyed by the enemy.
4 Your foes exulted triumphantly in the place of your assembly
and set up their memorial emblems.
Footnotes
- Psalm 74:2 In this time of great calamity, the psalmist begs God to recall his exploits at the Exodus, the Conquest, and the establishment of the temple. You redeemed as your own possession: see Deut 9:29.
- Psalm 74:3 The psalmist begs the Lord to hasten (direct . . . steps) to restore the sanctuary that the pagans have destroyed.
