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Psalm 74:10-12
New English Translation
Psalm 74:10-12
New English Translation
10 How long, O God, will the adversary hurl insults?
Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever?
11 Why do you remain inactive?
Intervene and destroy him.[a]
12 But God has been my[b] king from ancient times,
performing acts of deliverance on the earth.[c]
Footnotes
- Psalm 74:11 tn Heb “Why do you draw back your hand, even your right hand? From the midst of your chest, destroy!” The psalmist pictures God as having placed his right hand (symbolic of activity and strength) inside his robe against his chest. He prays that God would pull his hand out from under his robe and use it to destroy the enemy.
- Psalm 74:12 tn The psalmist speaks as Israel’s representative here.
- Psalm 74:12 tn Heb “in the midst of the earth.”
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