Psalms 74:4

Your enemies roar ¹  in the middle of your sanctuary; ²  they set up their battle flags. ³ 

2Ch 36:17; Jer 6:1-5; La 2:7; Da 6:27; Mt 24:15; Lu 13:1; Lu 21:20; Re 13:6

¹ tn This verb is often used of a lion’s roar, so the psalmist may be comparing the enemy to a raging, devouring lion.

² tn Heb “your meeting place.”

³ tn Heb “they set up their banners [as] banners.” The Hebrew noun אוֹת (’ot, “sign”) here refers to the enemy army’s battle flags and banners (see Num 2:12).