Psalms 74
1 An Instruction of Asaph. Why, O God, hast Thou cast off for ever? Thine anger smoketh against the flock of Thy pasture.
A Psalme to give instruction, committed to Asaph. O God, why hast thou put vs away for euer? why is thy wrath kindled against the sheepe of thy pasture?
2 Remember Thy company. Thou didst purchase of old, Thou didst redeem the rod of Thy inheritance, This mount Zion — Thou didst dwell in it.
Thinke vpon thy Congregation, which thou hast possessed of olde, and on the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed, and on this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.
3 Lift up Thy steps to the perpetual desolations, Everything the enemy did wickedly in the sanctuary.
Lift vp thy strokes, that thou mayest for euer destroy euery enemie that doeth euill to the Sanctuarie.
4 Roared have thine adversaries, In the midst of Thy meeting-places, They have set their ensigns as ensigns.
Thine aduersaries roare in the middes of thy Congregation, and set vp their banners for signes.
5 He is known as one bringing in on high Against a thicket of wood — axes.
He that lifted the axes vpon the thicke trees, was renowmed, as one, that brought a thing to perfection:
6 And now, its carvings together With axe and hatchet they break down,
But nowe they breake downe the carued worke thereof with axes and hammers.
7 They have sent into fire Thy sanctuary, to the earth they polluted the tabernacle of Thy name,
They haue cast thy Sanctuarie into the fire, and rased it to the grounde, and haue defiled the dwelling place of thy Name.
8 They said in their hearts, 'Let us oppress them together,' They did burn all the meeting-places of God in the land.
They saide in their hearts, Let vs destroy them altogether: they haue burnt all the Synagogues of God in the land.
9 Our ensigns we have not seen, There is no more a prophet, Nor with us is one knowing how long.
We see not our signes: there is not one Prophet more, nor any with vs that knoweth howe long.
10 Till when, O God, doth an adversary reproach? Doth an enemy despise thy name for ever?
O God, howe long shall the aduersarie reproche thee? shall the enemie blaspheme thy Name for euer?
11 Why dost Thou turn back Thy hand, Even Thy right hand? From the midst of Thy bosom remove [it].
Why withdrawest thou thine hand, euen thy right hand? drawe it out of thy bosome, and consume them.
12 And God [is] my king of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.
Euen God is my King of olde, working saluation in the middes of the earth.
13 Thou hast broken by Thy strength a sea -[monster], Thou hast shivered Heads of dragons by the waters,
Thou didest deuide the sea by thy power: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.
14 Thou hast broken the heads of leviathan, Thou makest him food, For the people of the dry places.
Thou brakest the head of Liuiathan in pieces, and gauest him to be meate for the people in wildernesse.
15 Thou hast cleaved a fountain and a stream, Thou hast dried up perennial flowings.
Thou brakest vp the fountaine and riuer: thou dryedst vp mightie riuers.
16 Thine [is] the day, also Thine [is] the night, Thou hast prepared a light giver — the sun.
The day is thine, and the night is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sunne.
17 Thou hast set up all the borders of earth, Summer and winter Thou hast formed them.
Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.
18 Remember this — an enemy reproached Jehovah, And a foolish people have despised Thy name.
Remember this, that the enemie hath reproched the Lord, and the foolish people hath blasphemed thy Name.
19 Give not up to a company, The soul of Thy turtle-dove, The company of Thy poor ones forget not for ever.
Giue not the soule of thy turtle doue vnto the beast, and forget not the Congregation of thy poore for euer.
20 Look attentively to the covenant, For the dark places of earth, Have been full of habitations of violence.
Consider thy couenant: for the darke places of the earth are full of the habitations of the cruell.
21 Let not the oppressed turn back ashamed, Let the poor and needy praise Thy name,
Oh let not the oppressed returne ashamed, but let the poore and needie prayse thy Name.
22 Arise, O God, plead Thy plea, Remember Thy reproach from a fool all the day.
Arise, O God: mainteine thine owne cause: remember thy dayly reproche by the foolish man.
23 Forget not the voice of Thine adversaries, The noise of Thy withstanders is going up continually!
Forget not the voyce of thine enemies: for the tumult of them, that rise against thee, ascendeth continually.
