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Psalms 74:2

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

Remember thy congregation, [which] thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, [which] thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.

Psalms 74:2 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 74:2

Theological / Devotional

Thou hast purchased. See Ex. 15:16.

The rod. Heb. shebeṭ, “staff.” The “staff” came to denote the tribe, probably from its use as a symbol of authority, religious or secular.

Inheritance. See Ps. 28:9; cf. Deut. 32:8. Israel is called the “rod of thine inheritance” (see Jer. 10:16).

Thou hast redeemed. See the phraseology of Ex. 15:13.

Mount Zion. See on Ps. 48:2.

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