Psalms 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?

O God, why have you cast us off for ever? why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture?

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.

Remember your congregation, which you have purchased of old; the rod of your inheritance, which you have redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein you have dwelt.

3 Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; [even] all [that] the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.

Lift up your feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy has done wickedly in the sanctuary.

4 Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns [for] signs.

your enemies roar in the midst of your congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.

5 [A man] was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.

A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.

6 But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.

But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.

7 They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled [by casting down] the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.

They have cast fire into your sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of your name to the ground.

8 They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.

They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.

9 We see not our signs: [there is] no more any prophet: neither [is there] among us any that knoweth how long.

We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knows how long.

10 O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?

O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme your name for ever?

11 Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck [it] out of thy bosom.

Why withdraw you your hand, even your right hand? pluck it out of your bosom.

12 For God [is] my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.

For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.

13 Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.

You did divide the sea by your strength: you brake the heads of the dragons in the waters.

14 Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, [and] gavest him [to be] meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

You brake the heads of leviathan (sea serpent) in pieces, and gave him to be food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

15 Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.

You did cleave the fountain and the flood: you dried up mighty rivers.

16 The day [is] thine, the night also [is] thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.

The day is yours, the night also is yours: you have prepared the light and the sun.

17 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.

You have set all the borders of the earth: you have made summer and winter.

18 Remember this, [that] the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and [that] the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.

Remember this, that the enemy has reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed your name.

19 O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude [of the wicked: ] forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.

O deliver not the soul of your turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of your poor for ever.

20 Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.

Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.

21 O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.

O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise your name.

22 Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.

Arise, O God, plead your own cause: remember how the foolish man reproaches you daily.

23 Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.

Forget not the voice of your enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against you increases continually.