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A maskilמַשְׂכִּילof Asaph.לְאָסָףWhy,לָמָהElohim,אֱלֹהִיםhave you rejected usזָנַחְתָּforever?לָנֶצַחWhy does your angerאַפְּךָsmokeיֶעְשַׁןagainst the sheepבְּצֹאןof your pasture?מַרְעִיתֶךָ
Psalms 74:1
Study it in the app“A maskil of Asaph. Why, Elohim, have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 74:1, word by word
- A maskilמַשְׂכִּילmaskil
maskil
Maskil: a word in the title of thirteen psalms. It comes from "understand" and probably names a skillful or teaching poem. Its exact sense is not known.
Where else “maskil” appears- of Asaphאָסָףasaf
Asaph
Asaph: a name meaning "gatherer," borne by the father of Joah, Hezekiah's recorder (2 Kings 18:18); the Levite who led the singers in David's time, to whom several psalms are attributed (1 Chronicles 16:5; Psalms 50; 73-83); and a keeper of the Persian king's forest (Nehemiah 2:8).
Where else “asaf” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- have you rejected usזָנַחְתָּzanachta
reject
To cast someone away, no longer wanting him near.
Where else “zanachta” appears- foreverנֶצַחnetsach
forever
Forever, without end; with not, never again.
Where else “netsach” appears- Why does your angerאַפְּap
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “ap” appears- smokeיֶעְשַׁןyeshan
smoke
Smoke, give off smoke.
Where else “yeshan” appears- against the sheepצֹאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- of your pastureמַרְעִיתֶmarite
pasture
The meadow where the flock grazes; God's people are "the sheep of his pasture".
Where else “marite” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Remember your community, which you acquired of old, which you redeemed as the tribe of your inheritance, this Mount Zion where you have dwelt.