Psalmorum 74
1 intellectus Asaph ut quid Deus reppulisti in finem iratus est furor tuus super oves pascuae tuae
A contemplation by Asaph. God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?
2 memor esto congregationis tuae quam possedisti ab initio redemisti virgam hereditatis tuae mons Sion in quo habitasti in eo
Remember your congregation, which you purchased of old, which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your inheritance: Mount Zion, in which you have lived.
3 leva manus tuas in superbias eorum in finem quanta malignatus est inimicus in sancto
Lift up your feet to the perpetual ruins, all the evil that the enemy has done in the sanctuary.
4 et gloriati sunt qui oderunt te in medio sollemnitatis tuae posuerunt signa sua signa
Your adversaries have roared in the middle of your assembly. They have set up their standards as signs.
5 et non cognoverunt sicut in exitu super summum quasi in silva lignorum securibus
They behaved like men wielding axes, cutting through a thicket of trees.
6 exciderunt ianuas eius in id ipsum in securi et ascia deiecerunt eam
Now they break all its carved work down with hatchet and hammers.
7 incenderunt igni sanctuarium tuum in terra polluerunt tabernaculum nominis tui
They have burned your sanctuary to the ground. They have profaned the dwelling place of your Name.
8 dixerunt in corde suo cognatio eorum simul quiescere faciamus omnes dies festos Dei a terra
They said in their heart, “We will crush them completely.” They have burned up all the places in the land where God was worshiped.
9 signa nostra non vidimus iam non est propheta et nos non cognoscet amplius
We see no miraculous signs. There is no longer any prophet, neither is there among us anyone who knows how long.
10 usquequo Deus inproperabit inimicus inritat adversarius nomen tuum in finem
How long, God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme your name forever?
11 ut quid avertis manum tuam et dexteram tuam de medio sinu tuo in finem
Why do you draw back your hand, even your right hand? Take it from your chest 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 throughout the earth.
13 tu confirmasti in virtute tua mare contribulasti capita draconum in aquis
You divided the sea by your strength. You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.
14 tu confregisti capita draconis dedisti eum escam populis Aethiopum
You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces. You gave him as food to people and desert creatures.
15 tu disrupisti fontem et torrentes tu siccasti fluvios Aetham;
You opened up spring and stream. You dried up mighty rivers.
16 tuus est dies et tua est nox tu fabricatus es auroram et solem
The day is yours, the night is also yours. You have prepared the light and the sun.
17 tu fecisti omnes terminos terrae aestatem et ver tu plasmasti ea
You have set all the boundaries of the earth. You have made summer and winter.
18 memor esto huius inimicus inproperavit Dominum et populus insipiens incitavit nomen tuum
Remember this, that the enemy has mocked you, Yahweh. Foolish people have blasphemed your name.
19 ne tradas bestiis animam confitentem tibi animas pauperum tuorum ne obliviscaris in finem
Don’t deliver the soul of your dove to wild beasts. Don’t forget the life of your poor forever.
20 respice in testamentum tuum quia repleti sunt qui obscurati sunt terrae domibus iniquitatum
Honor your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the earth.
21 ne avertatur humilis factus confusus pauper et inops laudabunt nomen tuum
Don’t let the oppressed return ashamed. Let the poor and needy praise your name.
22 exsurge Deus iudica causam tuam memor esto inproperiorum tuorum eorum qui ab insipiente sunt tota die
Arise, God! Plead your own cause. Remember how the foolish man mocks you all day.
23 ne obliviscaris voces inimicorum tuorum superbia eorum qui te oderunt ascendit semper
Don’t forget the voice of your adversaries. The tumult of those who rise up against you ascends continually.
