Psalms 74
1 A psalm (maskil) of Asaph. God, why have you rejected us? Is it forever? Why does your anger burn so hot against the sheep of your own field?
Maskil to/for Asaph to/for what? God to reject to/for perpetuity be angry face: anger your in/on/with flock pasturing your
2 Remember the people you made your own long ago, the tribe you redeemed and made your own. Remember too Mount Zion, the place where you live.
to remember congregation your to buy front: old to redeem: redeem tribe inheritance your mountain: mount Zion this to dwell in/on/with him
3 Come and walk through the complete devastation. The enemy has totally destroyed your Temple.
to exalt [emph?] beat your to/for desolation perpetuity all be evil enemy in/on/with holiness
4 The enemy shouted in triumph right where you met with us. There they set up their war banners as signs of their victory.
to roar to vex you in/on/with entrails: among meeting your to set: make sign: indicator their sign: indicator
5 They acted like men chopping down a forest with axes.
to know like/as to come (in): bring to/for above [to] in/on/with thicket tree axe
6 With axes and hammers they smashed in the carved wooden panels.
(and now *Q(K)*) engraving her unitedness in/on/with axe and axe to smite [emph?]
7 Then they set fire to your Temple, burning it to the ground. They defiled the place where you live, the place that bears your name.
to send: burn in/on/with fire sanctuary your to/for land: soil to profane/begin: profane tabernacle name your
8 They said to themselves, “Let's destroy it all!” So they burned down every place where God was worshiped throughout the land.
to say in/on/with heart their to oppress them unitedness to burn all meeting God in/on/with land: country/planet
9 We no longer see any signs. There are no prophets left. And no one among us knows how long this will last.
sign: miraculous our not to see: see nothing still prophet and not with us to know till what?
10 How long will the enemy ridicule you, God? Will they insult your character forever?
till how God to taunt enemy to spurn enemy name your to/for perpetuity
11 Why do you hold back from doing something? Take action and destroy them!
to/for what? to return: return hand your and right your from entrails: among (bosom: garment your *Q(K)*) to end: destroy
12 But you, God, are our king from long ago. You have saved us many times in the land.
and God king my from front: old to work salvation in/on/with entrails: among [the] land: country/planet
13 You were the one who split apart the sea by your strength; you broke the heads of the sea monsters.
you(m. s.) to split in/on/with strength your sea to break head serpent: monster upon [the] water
14 You were the one who crushed the heads of Leviathan, and you gave its body to the desert animals to eat.
you(m. s.) to crush head Leviathan to give: give him food to/for people: creatures to/for wild beast
15 You were the one who made springs and rivers flow with water. You made permanent rivers dry up.
you(m. s.) to break up/open spring and torrent: river you(m. s.) to wither river strong
16 You created the day, and also the night; you made the moon and the sun.
to/for you day also to/for you night you(m. s.) to establish: establish light and sun
17 You set the boundaries of the earth; you made summer and winter.
you(m. s.) to stand all border land: country/planet summer and autumn you(m. s.) to form: formed them
18 So keep in mind how the enemy ridiculed you, Lord, and how irreverent people insulted your reputation.
to remember this enemy to taunt LORD and people foolish to spurn name your
19 Don't let wild animals kill your turtledoves! Don't abandon your people forever!
not to give: give to/for living thing soul turtledove your community afflicted your not to forget to/for perpetuity
20 Remember your promises in the agreement, because the land is full of dark places and violence.
to look to/for covenant for to fill darkness land: country/planet habitation violence
21 Don't let those who suffer be mistreated again. Let the poor and needy praise you for you who are.
not to return: turn back crushed be humiliated afflicted and needy to boast: praise name your
22 Stand up, God, and plead your case. Don't forget how these foolish people insulted you all the time.
to arise: rise [emph?] God to contend [emph?] strife your to remember reproach your from foolish all [the] day
23 Don't ignore what your enemies have said, for their loud accusations against you are getting worse and worse!
not to forget voice: sound to vex you roar to arise: attack you to ascend: rise continually
