74:11 Why do you remain inactive?
Intervene and destroy him! 1
74:12 But God has been my 2 king from ancient times,
performing acts of deliverance on the earth. 3
1 tn Heb “Why do you draw back your hand, even your right hand? From the midst of your chest, destroy!” The psalmist pictures God as having placed his right hand (symbolic of activity and strength) inside his robe against his chest. He prays that God would pull his hand out from under his robe and use it to destroy the enemy.
2 tn The psalmist speaks as Israel’s representative here.
3 tn Heb “in the midst of the earth.”