Psalmorum 74
1 intellectus Asaph ut quid Deus reppulisti in finem iratus est furor tuus super oves pascuae tuae
Maschil of Asaph. Why, O God, hast Thou cast us off for ever? Why doth Thine anger smoke against the flock of Thy pasture?
2 memor esto congregationis tuae quam possedisti ab initio redemisti virgam hereditatis tuae mons Sion in quo habitasti in eo
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.
3 leva manus tuas in superbias eorum in finem quanta malignatus est inimicus in sancto
Lift up Thy steps because of the perpetual ruins, even all the evil that the enemy hath done in the sanctuary.
4 et gloriati sunt qui oderunt te in medio sollemnitatis tuae posuerunt signa sua signa
Thine adversaries have roared in the midst of Thy meeting-place; they have set up their own signs for signs.
5 et non cognoverunt sicut in exitu super summum quasi in silva lignorum securibus
It seemed as when men wield upwards axes in a thicket of trees.
6 exciderunt ianuas eius in id ipsum in securi et ascia deiecerunt eam
And now all the carved work thereof together they strike down with hatchet and hammers.
7 incenderunt igni sanctuarium tuum in terra polluerunt tabernaculum nominis tui
They have set Thy sanctuary on fire; they have profaned the dwelling-place of Thy name even to the ground.
8 dixerunt in corde suo cognatio eorum simul quiescere faciamus omnes dies festos Dei a terra
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.
9 signa nostra non vidimus iam non est propheta et nos non cognoscet amplius
We see not our signs; there is no more any prophet; neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.
10 usquequo Deus inproperabit inimicus inritat adversarius nomen tuum in finem
How long, O God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme Thy name for ever?
11 ut quid avertis manum tuam et dexteram tuam de medio sinu tuo in finem
Why withdrawest Thou Thy hand, even Thy right hand? Draw it out of Thy bosom and consume them.
12 Deus autem rex noster ante saeculum operatus est salutes in medio terrae
Yet God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
13 tu confirmasti in virtute tua mare contribulasti capita draconum in aquis
Thou didst break the sea in pieces by Thy strength; Thou didst shatter the heads of the sea-monsters in the waters.
14 tu confregisti capita draconis dedisti eum escam populis Aethiopum
Thou didst crush the heads of leviathan, Thou gavest him to be food to the folk inhabiting the wilderness.
15 tu disrupisti fontem et torrentes tu siccasti fluvios Aetham;
Thou didst cleave fountain and brook; Thou driedst up ever-flowing rivers.
16 tuus est dies et tua est nox tu fabricatus es auroram et solem
Thine is the day, Thine also the night; Thou hast established luminary and sun.
17 tu fecisti omnes terminos terrae aestatem et ver tu plasmasti ea
Thou hast set all the borders of the earth; Thou hast made summer and winter.
18 memor esto huius inimicus inproperavit Dominum et populus insipiens incitavit nomen tuum
Remember this, how the enemy hath reproached the LORD, and how a base people have blasphemed Thy name.
19 ne tradas bestiis animam confitentem tibi animas pauperum tuorum ne obliviscaris in finem
O deliver not the soul of Thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast; forget not the life of Thy poor for ever.
20 respice in testamentum tuum quia repleti sunt qui obscurati sunt terrae domibus iniquitatum
Look upon the covenant; for the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence.
21 ne avertatur humilis factus confusus pauper et inops laudabunt nomen tuum
O let not the oppressed turn back in confusion; let the poor and needy praise Thy name.
22 exsurge Deus iudica causam tuam memor esto inproperiorum tuorum eorum qui ab insipiente sunt tota die
Arise, O God, plead Thine own cause; remember Thy reproach all the day at the hand of the base man.
23 ne obliviscaris voces inimicorum tuorum superbia eorum qui te oderunt ascendit semper
Forget not the voice of Thine adversaries, the tumult of those that rise up against Thee which ascendeth continually.
