Why Have You Rejected Us Forever?

Psalms 74:11

In 11 translations

BSB: Why do You withdraw Your strong right hand? Stretch it out to destroy them!Literally From the midst of Your bosom destroy them! or From the midst of Your bosom remove it!
KJV: Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.
WEB: Why do you draw back your hand, even your right hand? Take it from your chest and consume them!
ASV: Why drawest thou back thy hand, even thy right hand? Pluck it out of thy bosom and consume them.
LSV: Why do You turn back Your hand, || Even Your right hand? Remove [it] from the midst of Your bosom.
YLT: Why dost Thou turn back Thy hand, Even Thy right hand? From the midst of Thy bosom remove [it].
DBY: Why withdrawest thou thy hand, and thy right hand? [pluck it] out of thy bosom: consume [them].
DRC73:11: Why dost thou turn away thy hand: and thy right hand out of the midst of thy bosom for ever?
GNV: Why withdrawest thou thine hand, euen thy right hand? drawe it out of thy bosome, and consume them.
JPS: Why withdrawest Thou Thy hand, even Thy right hand? Draw it out of Thy bosom and consume them.
LXXE73:11: Wherefore turnest thou away thine hand, and thy right hand from the midst of thy bosom for ever?

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Written (Ketiv): חוֹקְךָ (“decree your”). Read aloud (Qere): חֵֽיקְךָ֣ (“bosom your”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.

Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)

Leningrad Codex reads חֵֽוקְךָ֣; read aloud (Qere) reads חֵֽיקְךָ֣ (“bosom your”).

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

WLC: לָ֤מָּה תָשִׁ֣יב יָ֭דְךָ וִֽימִינֶ֑ךָ מִקֶּ֖רֶב חוקך כַלֵּֽה׃Read aloud as (qere): חֵֽיקְךָ֣
LXX-Br73:11: Ἱνατί ἀποστρέφεις τὴν χεῖρά σου, καὶ τὴν δεξιάν σου ἐκ μέσου τοῦ κόλπου σου εἰς τέλος;

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Bosom Asaph Nation Gesture Hands, The Intercession Prayer Afflictions and Adversities

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

Lamentations 2:3In fierce anger He has cut off every horn of Israel and withdrawn His right hand at the approach of the enemy.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.
Psalms 78:65–66Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine. He beat back His foes; He put them to everlasting shame.
Isaiah 64:12After all this, O LORD, will You restrain Yourself? Will You keep silent and afflict us beyond measure?
Psalms 44:23Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

Verse numbering differs between Bibles

73:11 in some Bibles
74:11 in most Bibles