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This article uses the Hebrew (Masoretic) Psalms numbering. Psalm 74 in Septuagint/Vulgate numbering would correspond to Psalm 75 in Hebrew numbering.



"Gedenktafel Synagoge Weener" in der Westerstraße 32; with citation from Psalm 74:7: "They have set Thy sanctuary on fire; they have profaned the dwelling-place of Thy name even to the ground."


Psalm 74 (Greek numbering: 73) is part of the Biblical Book of Psalms. A community lament, it expresses the pleas of the Jewish community in the Babylonian captivity. In the Greek Septuagint version of the bible, and in its Latin translation in the Vulgate, this psalm is Psalm 73 in a slightly different numbering system.




Contents






  • 1 Content


  • 2 Uses


    • 2.1 Judaism




  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Content


It begins in verses 1–3 by imploring God to recall his people, and Mount Zion, and continues in verses 4–11 by describing the destruction of the Temple by Nebuchadnezzar. Verses 12–17 praise the might of God; the psalm ends (verses 18–23) by imploring the Lord to remember Israel and come to their aid.



Uses



Judaism



  • Is recited on the fast of the Tenth of Tevet in some traditions.[1]

  • Is recited on the second day of Passover in some traditions.[1]

  • Verses 2 and 12 are recited during the blessings before the Shema on the second day of Rosh Hashanah.[2]



References





  1. ^ ab The Artscroll Tehillim page 329


  2. ^ The Complete Artscroll Machzor for Rosh Hashanah page 271




External links








  • Psalm 74 in Hebrew and English - Mechon-mamre


  • Psalm 74 King James Bible - Wikisource









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