Psalms 74:1 Go deeper

O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

לָמָ֣הla.Mah<to> why?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Psalms 74:1 word 1

אֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimO God

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Psalms 74:1 word 2

זָנַ֣חְתָּza.Nach.tahave you rejected [us]

Lemma: זָנַח (za.nach) · Strong's: H2186A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

Meaning: to reject

Used 19 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 28:9, 2 Chronicles 11:14, 2 Chronicles 29:19, Psalms 43:2, Psalms 44:9, Psalms 44:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2186A; TAHOT Psalms 74:1 word 3

לָנֶ֑צַחla.Ne.tzachto perpetuity

Lemma: נֵ֫צַח (ne.tsach) · Strong's: H5331

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: perpetuity

Used 43 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:29, 2 Samuel 2:26, 1 Chronicles 29:11, Job 4:20, Job 14:20, Job 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5331; TAHOT Psalms 74:1 word 4

יֶעְשַׁ֥ןye'.Shandoes it smoke?

Lemma: עָשַׁן (a.shan) · Strong's: H6225

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: be angry

Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 19:18, Deuteronomy 29:20, Psalms 80:4, Psalms 104:32, Psalms 144:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6225; TAHOT Psalms 74:1 word 5

אַ֝פְּךָ֗'a.pe.khaanger your

Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: face: anger

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 39:19, Genesis 44:18, Genesis 49:6, Genesis 49:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0639G; TAHOT Psalms 74:1 word 6

בְּצֹ֣אןbe.Tzonon [the] sheep of

Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: flock

Used 271 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6629G; TAHOT Psalms 74:1 word 7

מַרְעִיתֶֽךָ\׃mar.'i.Te.khapasture your

Lemma: מַרְעִית (mir.it) · Strong's: H4830

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: pasturing

Used 10 times. Also: Psalms 79:13, Psalms 95:7, Psalms 100:3, Isaiah 49:9, Jeremiah 10:21, Jeremiah 23:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4830; TAHOT Psalms 74:1 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

A Maskil	→	מַשְׂכִּיל H4905 Maskil
of Asaph	→	H0623
Why	→	מָה H4100 what?
have You rejected us forever	→	זָנַח H2186A to reject
. . .	→	נֵ֫צַח H5331 perpetuity
O God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
Why does Your anger	→	אַף H0639G face: anger
smolder	→	עָשַׁן H6225 be angry
against the sheep	→	צֹאן H6629G flock
of Your pasture	→	מַרְעִית H4830 pasturing

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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