Psalms 74
1 A poem of Asaph why? O God have you rejected [us] to perpetuity does it smoke? anger your on [the] sheep of pasture your.
AN INSTRUCTION OF ASAPH. Why, O God, have You cast off forever? Your anger smokes against the flock of Your pasture.
2 Remember congregation your - [which] you acquired antiquity [which] you redeemed [the] tribe of inheritance your [the] mountain of Zion which - you have dwelt on it.
Remember Your congregation [That] You purchased of old, You redeemed the rod of Your inheritance, This Mount Zion—You dwelt in it.
3 Lift up! footsteps your to [the] ruins of perpetuity everything he has done harm to [the] enemy in the sanctuary.
Lift up Your steps to the continuous desolations, Everything the enemy did wickedly in the sanctuary.
4 They roared opposers your in [the] midst of appointed place your they set up signs their signs.
Your adversaries have roared, In the midst of Your meeting-places, They have set their ensigns as ensigns.
5 It was known like [one who] brings upwards in a thicket of tree[s] axes.
He is known as one bringing in on high Against a thicket of wood—axes.
6 (And now *Q(K)*) engravings its altogether with axe[s] and crowbars they struck!
And now they break down its engravings, Together, with axe and hatchet,
7 They sent in fire sanctuary your to the ground they profaned [the] dwelling place of name your.
They have sent Your sanctuary into fire, They defiled the Dwelling Place of Your Name to the earth,
8 They said in heart their let us oppress them altogether they burned all [the] appointed places of God in the land.
They said in their hearts, “Let us oppress them together,” They burned all the meeting-places of God in the land.
9 Signs our not we have seen there not still [is] a prophet and not [is] with us [one who] knows until when?
We have not seen our ensigns, There is no longer a prophet, Nor with us is one knowing how long.
10 Until when? O God will he taunt [the] opponent will he spurn? [the] enemy name your to perpetuity.
Until when, O God, does an adversary reproach? Does an enemy despise Your Name forever?
11 Why? do you draw back hand your and right [hand] your from [the] midst of (bosom your *Q(K)*) destroy.
Why do You turn back Your hand, Even Your right hand? Remove [it] from the midst of Your bosom.
12 And God [has been] king my from antiquity [who] does salvation in [the] midst of the earth.
And God [is] my king of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.
13 You you divided by strength your [the] sea you shattered [the] heads of sea monsters on the waters.
You have divided [the] sea by Your strength, You have shattered heads of dragons by the waters,
14 You you crushed [the] heads of Leviathan you gave it food to a people to desert-dwellers.
You have broken the heads of leviathan, You make him food for the people of desert-dwellers.
15 You you broke open a spring and a torrent you you dried up rivers of ever-flowing.
You have cleaved a fountain and a stream, You have dried up perennial flowings.
16 [belongs] to You day also [belongs] to you night you you prepared a luminary and [the] sun.
The day [is] Yours, The night [is] also Yours, You have prepared a light-giver—the sun.
17 You you established all [the] boundaries of [the] earth summer and winter you you formed them.
You have set up all the borders of earth, Summer and winter—You have formed them.
18 Remember this [the] enemy he taunted - O Yahweh and a people foolish they spurned name your.
Remember this—an enemy reproached YHWH, And a foolish people have despised Your Name.
19 May not you give to an animal [the] life of turtle-dove your [the] life of poor [people] your may not you forget to perpetuity.
Do not give up to a [wild] creature, The soul of Your turtle-dove, Do not forget the life of Your poor ones forever.
20 Pay attention to the covenant for they are full [the] dark places of [the] land settlements of violence.
Look attentively to the covenant, For the dark places of earth, Have been full of habitations of violence.
21 May not he return [the] oppressed humiliated [the] poor and [the] needy may they praise name your.
Do not let the oppressed turn back ashamed, Let the poor and needy praise Your Name,
22 Arise! O God conduct! case your remember reproach your from a fool all the day.
Arise, O God, plead Your plea, Remember Your reproach from a fool all the day.
23 May not you forget [the] sound of opposers your [the] uproar of [those who] rise against you [which] goes up continually.
Do not forget the voice of Your adversaries, The noise of Your withstanders is going up continually!
