Psalms 74

1 A poem of Asaph why? O God have you rejected [us] to perpetuity does it smoke? anger your on [the] sheep of pasture your.

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

2 Remember congregation your - [which] you acquired antiquity [which] you redeemed [the] tribe of inheritance your [the] mountain of Zion which - you have dwelt on it.

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! footsteps your to [the] ruins of perpetuity everything he has done harm to [the] enemy in the sanctuary.

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

4 They roared opposers your in [the] midst of appointed place your they set up signs their signs.

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

5 It was known like [one who] brings upwards in a thicket of tree[s] axes.

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

6 (And now *QK) engravings its altogether with axe[s] and crowbars they struck!

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

7 They sent in fire sanctuary your to the ground they profaned [the] dwelling place of name your.

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 heart their let us oppress them altogether they burned all [the] appointed places 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 Signs our not we have seen there not still [is] a prophet and not [is] with us [one who] knows until when?

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

10 Until when? O God will he taunt [the] opponent will he spurn? [the] enemy name your to perpetuity.

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

11 Why? do you draw back hand your and right [hand] your from [the] midst of (bosom your *QK) destroy.

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

12 And God [has been] king my from antiquity [who] does salvation in [the] midst of the earth.

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

13 You you divided by strength your [the] sea you shattered [the] heads of sea monsters on the waters.

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

14 You you crushed [the] heads of Leviathan you gave it food to a people to desert-dwellers.

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

15 You you broke open a spring and a torrent you you dried up rivers of ever-flowing.

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

16 [belongs] to You day also [belongs] to you night you you prepared a luminary and [the] sun.

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

17 You you established all [the] boundaries of [the] earth summer and winter you you formed them.

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

18 Remember this [the] enemy he taunted - O Yahweh and a people foolish they spurned name your.

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

19 May not you give to an animal [the] life of turtle-dove your [the] life of poor [people] your may not you forget to perpetuity.

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

20 Pay attention to the covenant for they are full [the] dark places of [the] land settlements of violence.

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

21 May not he return [the] oppressed humiliated [the] poor and [the] needy may they praise name your.

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

22 Arise! O God conduct! case your remember reproach your from a fool all the day.

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

23 May not you forget [the] sound of opposers your [the] uproar of [those who] rise against you [which] goes up continually.

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