Psalm 74:1
Strong's Lexicon
A Maskil
מַשְׂכִּ֗יל (maś·kîl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4905: 1) (Hiphil) poem, song or poem of contemplation

of Asaph.
לְאָ֫סָ֥ף (lə·’ā·sāp̄)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 623: Asaph = 'gatherer' 1) the father of Hezekiah's secretary 2) a son of Berechiah, chief Levite musician under David 3) a Persian officer over the royal forest

Why
לָמָ֣ה (lā·māh)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4100: interr pron 1) what, how, of what kind 1a) (interrogative) 1a1) what? 1a2) of what kind 1a3) what? (rhetorical) 1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what 1b) (adverb) 1b1) how, how now 1b2) why 1b3) how! (exclamation) 1c) (with prep) 1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means? 1c2) because of what? 1c3) the like of what? 1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often? 1c3b) for how long? 1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose? 1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore? indef pron 2) anything, aught, what may

have You rejected us forever
זָנַ֣חְתָּ (zā·naḥ·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2186: 1) to cast off, reject, spurn 1a) (Qal) to reject 1b) (Hiphil) to forcefully reject someone 2) to stink, emit stench, become odious 2a) (Hiphil) stink (perfect)

לָנֶ֑צַח (lā·ne·ṣaḥ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5331: 1) eminence, perpetuity, strength, victory, enduring, everlastingness 1a) eminence 1b) enduring of life 1c) endurance in time, perpetual, continual, unto the end 1d) everlastingness, ever

O God ?
אֱ֭לֹהִים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: 1) (plural) 1a) rulers, judges 1b) divine ones 1c) angels 1d) gods 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning) 2a) god, goddess 2b) godlike one 2c) works or special possessions of God 2d) the (true) God 2e) God

Why does Your anger
אַ֝פְּךָ֗ (’ap·pə·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 639: 1) nostril, nose, face 2) anger

burn
יֶעְשַׁ֥ן (ye‘·šan)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6225: 1) to smoke, be angry, be wroth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to smoke 1a2) to fume, be wroth, be furious

against the sheep
בְּצֹ֣אן (bə·ṣōn)
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6629: 1) small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks 1a) small cattle (usually of sheep and goats) 1b) of multitude (simile) 1c) of multitude (metaphor)

of Your pasture ?
מַרְעִיתֶֽךָ׃ (mar·‘î·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4830: 1) pasturing, pasturage, shepherding 1a) pasturing, shepherding 1b) pasturage 1c) flock (meton)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
A Maskil of Asaph. Why have You rejected us forever, O God? Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture?

Young's Literal Translation
An Instruction of Asaph. Why, O God, hast Thou cast off for ever? Thine anger smoketh against the flock of Thy pasture.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A Maskil of Asaph. Why have You rejected us forever , God? Why does Your anger burn against the sheep of Your pasture?

New American Standard Bible
A Maskil of Asaph. O God, why have You rejected [us] forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?

King James Bible
{{Maschil of Asaph. }} O God, why hast thou cast [us] off for ever? [why] doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
Parallel Verses
New International Version
A maskil of Asaph. O God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?

New Living Translation
A psalm of Asaph. O God, why have you rejected us so long? Why is your anger so intense against the sheep of your own pasture?

English Standard Version
O God, why do you cast us off forever? Why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture?

New American Standard Bible
A Maskil of Asaph. O God, why have You rejected us forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?

King James Bible
Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A Maskil of Asaph. Why have You rejected us forever, God? Why does Your anger burn against the sheep of Your pasture?

International Standard Version
Why, God? Have you rejected us forever? Your anger is burning against the sheep of your pasture.

NET Bible
A well-written song by Asaph. Why, O God, have you permanently rejected us? Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture?

American Standard Version
O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? Why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

English Revised Version
Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

Young's Literal Translation
An Instruction of Asaph. Why, O God, hast Thou cast off for ever? Thine anger smoketh against the flock of Thy pasture.
















Cross References
Deuteronomy 29:20
The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.

2 Samuel 24:17
And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house.

1 Chronicles 21:17
And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.

Psalm 18:8
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

Psalm 44:9
But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.

Psalm 77:7
Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?

Psalm 79:5
How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

Psalm 79:13
So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.

Psalm 85:5
Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

Psalm 89:46
How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?

Psalm 95:7
For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,
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