Psalms 74

An Appeal against the Devastation of the Land by the Enemy.

A Possibly, Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful PsalmMaskil of Asaph.

1O GodH430, whyH4100 have You 1rejectedH2186 us foreverH5331? Why does Your angerH639 2smokeH6225 against the 3sheepH6629 of Your 4pastureH4830?2RememberH2142 Your congregationH5712, which You have 5purchasedH7069 of oldH6924, Which You have 6redeemedH1350 to be the 7tribeH7626 of Your inheritanceH5159; And thisH2088 MountH2022 8ZionH6726, whereH2088 You have dweltH7931.39TurnH7311 Your footstepsH6471 toward the 10perpetualH5331 ruinsH4876; The enemyH340 11has damagedH7489 everythingH3605 within the sanctuaryH6944.4Your adversariesH6887 have 12roaredH7580 in the midstH7130 of Your meetingH4150 placeH4150; They have setH7760 up their 13own 14standardsH226 15for signsH226.5It seemsH3045 as if one had liftedH935 up His 1617axeH7134 in a 18forestH5441 of treesH6086.6And nowH6258 19allH3162 its 20carvedH6603 workH6603 They smashH1986 with hatchetH3781 and 21hammersH3597.7They have 2223burnedH7971H784 Your sanctuaryH4720 24to the groundH776; They have 25defiledH2490 the dwellingH4908 placeH4908 of Your nameH8034.8They 26saidH559 in their heartH3820, “Let us 27completelyH3162 28subdueH3238 them.” They have burnedH8313 allH3605 the meetingH4150 placesH4150 of GodH410 in the landH776.9We do not seeH7200 our 29signsH226; ThereH369 is 30noH369 longerH5750 any prophetH5030, NorH3808 is there any amongH854 us who knowsH3045 31howH4100 longH5704.10HowH4970 longH5704H4970, O GodH430, will the adversaryH6862 32revileH2778, And the enemyH340 33spurnH5006 Your nameH8034 foreverH5331?11WhyH4100 34do You withdrawH7725 Your handH3027, even Your rightH3225 handH3225? From withinH7130 Your bosomH2436, 35destroyH3615 them!

12Yet GodH430 is 36my kingH4428 from of oldH6924, Who worksH6466 deedsH3444 of deliveranceH3444 in the midstH7130 of the earthH776.1337You 38dividedH6565 the seaH3220 by Your strengthH5797; 39You 40brokeH7665 the headsH7218 of the 41seaH8577 monstersH8577 42in the watersH4325.1443You crushedH7533 the headsH7218 of 4445LeviathanH3882; 46You gaveH5414 him as foodH3978 for the 47creaturesH5971 48of the wildernessH6716.1549You 50brokeH1234 openH1234 springsH4599 and torrentsH5158; 51You 52driedH3001 up ever-flowingH386 streamsH5104.16Yours is the dayH3117, Yours alsoH637 is the nightH3915; 53You have 54preparedH3559 the 55lightH3974 and the sunH8121.1756You have 57establishedH5324 allH3605 the boundariesH1367 of the earthH776; 58You have 59madeH3335 60summerH7019 and winterH2779.

18RememberH2142 thisH2088, 61O LordH3068, that the enemyH340 has 62reviledH2778, And a 63foolishH5036 peopleH5971 has spurnedH5006 Your nameH8034.19Do not deliverH5414 the soulH5315 of Your 64turtledoveH8449 to the wildH2421 beastH2421; 65Do not forgetH7911 the lifeH2421 of Your afflictedH6041 foreverH5331.20ConsiderH5027 the 66covenantH1285; For the 67darkH4285 placesH4285 of the landH776 are fullH4390 of the habitationsH4999 of violenceH2555.21Let not the 68oppressedH1790 returnH7725 dishonoredH3637; Let the 69afflictedH6041 and needyH34 praiseH1984 Your nameH8034.

22AriseH6965, O GodH430, and 70pleadH7378 Your own causeH7379; RememberH2142 71how the 72foolishH5036 manH5036 reproachesH2781 You allH3605 dayH3117 long.23Do not forgetH7911 the voiceH6963 of Your 73adversariesH6887, The 74uproarH7588 of those who riseH6965 against You which ascendsH5927 continuallyH8548.