Psalms 74:11

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Why do You withdraw Your strong right hand? Stretch it out to destroy them!”

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BSBPD

“Why do You withdraw Your strong right hand? Stretch it out to destroy them!”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Why drawest thou back thy hand, even thy right hand? Pluck itout of thy bosom and consume them.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Why dost Thou turn back Thy hand, Even Thy right hand? From the midst of Thy bosom remove <FI>it<Fi> .”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 74:11 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 4:3When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why has the LORD brought defeat on us before the Philistines today? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh, so that it may go with us to save us from the hand of our enemies.”
  2. Psalms 44:23Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever.
  3. Psalms 78:65Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.
  4. Isaiah 64:12After all this, O LORD, will You restrain Yourself? Will You keep silent and afflict us beyond measure?
  5. Lamentations 2:3In fierce anger He has cut off every horn of Israel and withdrawn His right hand at the approach of the enemy. He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire that consumes everything around it.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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