King James Version

Psalms 74:3

Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.

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הָרִ֣ימָהharimahhighרוּםverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “high”, a commandH7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) prom…פְ֭עָמֶיךָfeameykhaanvilפַּעַםnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “anvil”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6471a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)anvil, corner, foot(-step), going, (hundred-) fold, [idiom] now, (this) [phrase] once, order, rank, step, [phrase] thrice, (often-), second, this, two) time(-s), twice, wheel.לְמַשֻּׁא֣וֹתlemashuotto desolationמַשּׁוּאָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “to desolation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4876ruindesolation, destruction.נֶ֑צַחnetsachalwayנֶצַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “alway”, the ordinary formH5331properly, a goal, i.e. the bright object at adistance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confidence; but usually (adverbially), continually (i.e. to the most distant point of view)alway(-s), constantly, end, ([phrase] n-) ever(more), perpetual, strength, victory.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הֵרַ֖עherabe worseרָעַעverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be worse”, a completed actionH7489properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)afflict, associate selves (by mistake for H7462 (רָעָה)), break (down, in pieces), [phrase] displease, (be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly (by mistake for H7462 (רָעָה)), do harm, (do) hurt, (behave self, deal) il…אוֹיֵ֣בoyevenemyאֹיֵבverb, qal, participle, absolute — “enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.בַּקֹּֽדֶשׁbaqodeshin consecratedקֹדֶשׁpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in consecrated”, the ordinary formH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Lift up Thy steps because of the perpetual ruins, even all the evil that the enemy hath done in the sanctuary.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual ruins, All the evil that the enemy hath done in the sanctuary.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lift up Thy steps to the perpetual desolations, Everything the enemy did wickedly in the sanctuary.

World English Bible

Lift up your feet to the perpetual ruins, all the evil that the enemy has done in the sanctuary.

Darby Translation

Lift up thy steps unto the perpetual desolations: everything in the sanctuary hath the enemy destroyed.

Douay-Rheims

When I shall take a time, I will judge justices.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Lift up Thy steps because of the perpetual ruins, even all the evil that the enemy hath done in the sanctuary.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Lift up thine hands against their pride continually; because of all that the enemy has done wickedly in thy holy places.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔπαρον τὰς χεῖράς σου ἐπὶ τὰς ὑπερηφανίας αὐτῶν εἰς τέλος· ὅσα ἐπονηρεύσατο ὁ ἐχθρὸς ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις σου.