74:1 ¶
[[Maschil of Asaph.]] O Elohim, why hast thou cast [us] off for ever? [why] doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? |
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74:1 ¶
[[Maschil of Asaph.]] O God, why hast thou cast [us] off for ever? [why] doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? |
74:2
Remember thy congregation, [which] thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, [which] thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. |
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74:2
Remember thy congregation, [which] thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, [which] thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. |
74:3
Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; [even] all [that] the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary. |
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74:3
Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; [even] all [that] the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary. |
74:4
Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns [for] signs. |
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74:4
Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns [for] signs. |
74:5
[A man] was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees. |
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74:5
[A man] was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees. |
74:6
But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers. |
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74:6
But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers. |
74:7
They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled [by casting down] the dwelling place of thy name to the ground. |
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74:7
They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled [by casting down] the dwelling place of thy name to the ground. |
74:8
They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of El in the land. |
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74:8
They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land. |
74:9
We see not our signs: [there is] no more any prophet: neither [is there] among us any that knoweth how long. |
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74:9
We see not our signs: [there is] no more any prophet: neither [is there] among us any that knoweth how long. |
74:10
O Elohim, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever? |
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74:10
O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever? |
74:11
Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck [it] out of thy bosom. |
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74:11
Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck [it] out of thy bosom. |
74:12
For Elohim [is] my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth. |
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74:12
For God [is] my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth. |
74:13
Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. |
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74:13
Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. |
74:14
Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, [and] gavest him [to be] meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness. |
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74:14
Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, [and] gavest him [to be] meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness. |
74:15
Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers. |
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74:15
Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers. |
74:16
The day [is] thine, the night also [is] thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun. |
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74:16
The day [is] thine, the night also [is] thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun. |
74:17
Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter. |
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74:17
Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter. |
74:18
Remember this, [that] the enemy hath reproached, O Yahweh, and [that] the foolish people have blasphemed thy name. |
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74:18
Remember this, [that] the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and [that] the foolish people have blasphemed thy name. |
74:19
O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude [of the wicked]: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever. |
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74:19
O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude [of the wicked]: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever. |
74:20
Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty. |
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74:20
Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty. |
74:21
O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name. |
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74:21
O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name. |
74:22
Arise, O Elohim, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily. |
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74:22
Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily. |
74:23
Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually. |
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74:23
Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually. |