Psalms 74
1 Maschil of Asaph. Why, O God, hast Thou cast us off for ever? Why doth Thine anger smoke against the flock of Thy pasture?
An Instruction of Asaph. Why, O God, hast Thou cast off for ever? Thine anger smoketh against the flock of Thy pasture.
2 Remember Thy congregation, which Thou hast gotten of old, which Thou hast redeemed to be the tribe of Thine inheritance; and mount Zion, wherein Thou hast dwelt.
Remember Thy company. Thou didst purchase of old, Thou didst redeem the rod of Thy inheritance, This mount Zion — Thou didst dwell in it.
3 Lift up Thy steps because of the perpetual ruins, even all the evil that the enemy hath done in the sanctuary.
Lift up Thy steps to the perpetual desolations, Everything the enemy did wickedly in the sanctuary.
4 Thine adversaries have roared in the midst of Thy meeting-place; they have set up their own signs for signs.
Roared have thine adversaries, In the midst of Thy meeting-places, They have set their ensigns as ensigns.
5 It seemed as when men wield upwards axes in a thicket of trees.
He is known as one bringing in on high Against a thicket of wood — axes.
6 And now all the carved work thereof together they strike down with hatchet and hammers.
And now, its carvings together With axe and hatchet they break down,
7 They have set Thy sanctuary on fire; they have profaned the dwelling-place of Thy name even to the ground.
They have sent into fire Thy sanctuary, to the earth they polluted the tabernacle of Thy name,
8 They said in their heart: 'Let us make havoc of them altogether'; they have burned up all the meeting-places of God in the land.
They said in their hearts, 'Let us oppress them together,' They did burn all the meeting-places of God in the land.
9 We see not our signs; there is no more any prophet; neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.
Our ensigns we have not seen, There is no more a prophet, Nor with us is one knowing how long.
10 How long, O God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme Thy name for ever?
Till when, O God, doth an adversary reproach? Doth an enemy despise thy name for ever?
11 Why withdrawest Thou Thy hand, even Thy right hand? Draw it out of Thy bosom and consume them.
Why dost Thou turn back Thy hand, Even Thy right hand? From the midst of Thy bosom remove [it].
12 Yet God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
And God [is] my king of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.
13 Thou didst break the sea in pieces by Thy strength; Thou didst shatter the heads of the sea-monsters in the waters.
Thou hast broken by Thy strength a sea -[monster], Thou hast shivered Heads of dragons by the waters,
14 Thou didst crush the heads of leviathan, Thou gavest him to be food to the folk inhabiting the wilderness.
Thou hast broken the heads of leviathan, Thou makest him food, For the people of the dry places.
15 Thou didst cleave fountain and brook; Thou driedst up ever-flowing rivers.
Thou hast cleaved a fountain and a stream, Thou hast dried up perennial flowings.
16 Thine is the day, Thine also the night; Thou hast established luminary and sun.
Thine [is] the day, also Thine [is] the night, Thou hast prepared a light giver — the sun.
17 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth; Thou hast made summer and winter.
Thou hast set up all the borders of earth, Summer and winter Thou hast formed them.
18 Remember this, how the enemy hath reproached the LORD, and how a base people have blasphemed Thy name.
Remember this — an enemy reproached Jehovah, And a foolish people have despised Thy name.
19 O deliver not the soul of Thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast; forget not the life of Thy poor for ever.
Give not up to a company, The soul of Thy turtle-dove, The company of Thy poor ones forget not for ever.
20 Look upon the covenant; for the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence.
Look attentively to the covenant, For the dark places of earth, Have been full of habitations of violence.
21 O let not the oppressed turn back in confusion; let the poor and needy praise Thy name.
Let not the oppressed turn back ashamed, Let the poor and needy praise Thy name,
22 Arise, O God, plead Thine own cause; remember Thy reproach all the day at the hand of the base man.
Arise, O God, plead Thy plea, Remember Thy reproach from a fool all the day.
23 Forget not the voice of Thine adversaries, the tumult of those that rise up against Thee which ascendeth continually.
Forget not the voice of Thine adversaries, The noise of Thy withstanders is going up continually!
