< Psalms 74 >
1 [A Psalm] of instruction for Asaph. Wherefore hast thou rejected [us], O God, for ever? [wherefore] is thy wrath kindled against the sheep of thy pasture?
[A Psalm] of instruction for Asaph. Therefore have you rejected [us], O God, for ever? [therefore] is your wrath kindled against the sheep of your pasture?
2 Remember thy congregation which thou hast purchased from the beginning; thou didst ransom the rod of thine inheritance; this mount Sion wherein thou hast dwelt.
Remember your congregation which you have purchased from the beginning; you did ransom the rod of your inheritance; this mount Sion wherein you have lived.
3 Lift up thine hands against their pride continually; [because of] all that the enemy has done wickedly in thy holy places.
Lift up your hands against their pride continually; [because of] all that the enemy has done wickedly in your holy places.
4 And they that hate thee have boasted in the midst of thy feast; they have set up their standards for signs,
And they that hate you have boasted in the midst of your feast; they have set up their standards for signs,
5 ignorantly as it were in the entrance above;
ignorantly as it were in the entrance above;
6 they cut down its doors at once with axes as in a wood of trees; they have broken it down with hatchet and stone cutter.
they cut down its doors at once with axes as in a wood of trees; they have broken it down with hatchet and stone cutter.
7 They have burnt thy sanctuary with fire to the ground; they have profaned the habitation of thy name.
They have burnt your sanctuary with fire to the ground; they have profaned the habitation of your name.
8 They have said in their heart, [even] all their kindred together, Come, let us abolish the feasts of the Lord from the earth.
They have said in their heart, [even] all their kindred together, Come, let us abolish the feasts of the Lord from the earth.
9 We have not seen our signs; there is no longer a prophet; and [God] will not know us any more.
We have not seen our signs; there is no longer a prophet; and [God] will not know us any more.
10 How long, O God, shall the enemy reproach? shall the enemy provoke thy name forever?
How long, O God, shall the enemy reproach? shall the enemy provoke your name forever?
11 Wherefore turnest thou away thine hand, and thy right hand from the midst of thy bosom for ever?
Therefore turn you away your hand, and your right hand from the midst of your bosom for ever?
12 But God is our King of old; he has wrought salvation in the midst of the earth.
But God is our King of old; he has wrought salvation in the midst of the earth.
13 Thou didst establish the sea, in thy might, thou didst break to pieces the heads of the dragons in the water.
You did establish the sea, in your might, you did break to pieces the heads of the dragons in the water.
14 Thou didst break to pieces the heads of the dragon; thou didst give him [for] meat to the Ethiopian nations.
You did break to pieces the heads of the dragon; you did give him [for] meat to the Ethiopian nations.
15 Thou didst cleave fountains and torrents; thou driedst up mighty rivers.
You did cleave fountains and torrents; you dried up mighty rivers.
16 The day is thine, and the night is thine; thou hast prepared the sun and the moon.
The day is your, and the night is your; you have prepared the sun and the moon.
17 Thou hast made all the borders of the earth; thou hast made summer and spring.
You have made all the borders of the earth; you have made summer and spring.
18 Remember this thy creation: an enemy has reproached the Lord, and a foolish people has provoked thy name.
Remember this your creation: an enemy has reproached the Lord, and a foolish people has provoked your name.
19 Deliver not to the wild beasts a soul that gives praise to thee: forget not for ever the souls of thy poor.
Deliver not to the wild beasts a soul that gives praise to you: forget not for ever the souls of your poor.
20 Look upon thy covenant: for the dark [places] of the earth are filled with the habitations of iniquity.
Look upon your covenant: for the dark [places] of the earth are filled with the habitations of iniquity.
21 let not the afflicted and shamed one be rejected: the poor and needy shall praise thy name.
let not the afflicted and shamed one be rejected: the poor and needy shall praise your name.
22 Arise, O God, plead thy cause: remember thy reproaches that come from the foolish one all the day.
Arise, O God, plead your cause: remember your reproaches that come from the foolish one all the day.
23 Forget not the voice of thy suppliants: let the pride of them that hate thee continually ascend before thee.
Forget not the voice of your suppliants: let the pride of them that hate you continually ascend before you.