Psalm 74

Revised Version 1895

Maschil of Asaph.

1O GodH430, whyH4100 hast thou cast usH6629 off for everH5331? whyH4100 doth thine angerH639 smokeH6225 against the sheepH6629 of thy pastureH4830?

2RememberH2142 thy congregationH5712, whichH2088 thou hast purchasedH7069 of old, whichH2088 thou hast redeemedH1350 to be the tribeH7626 of thine inheritanceH5159; and mountH2022 ZionH6726, wherein thou hast dweltH7931.

3LiftH7311 upH7311 thy feetH6471 unto the perpetualH5331 ruinsH4876, allH3605 the evilH7489 that the enemyH341 hath doneH3605 in the sanctuaryH6944.

4Thine adversariesH6887 have roaredH7580 in the midstH7130 of thine assemblyH4150; they have setH7760 upH7760 their ensigns for signsH226.

5They seemed as men that liftedH935 upH935 axesH7134 uponH935 a thicketH5442 of treesH6086.

6And nowH6258 allH3162 the carvedH6603 workH6603 thereof togetherH3162 they break downH1986 with hatchetH3781 and hammersH3597.

7They have setH7971 thy sanctuaryH4720 on fireH784; they have profanedH2490 the dwellingH4908 placeH4908 of thy nameH8034 evenH776 to the groundH776.

8They saidH559 in their heartH3820, Let usH559 make havoc of them altogetherH3605: they have burnedH8313 upH3605 allH3605 the synagogues of GodH410 in the landH776.

9WeH5704 seeH7200 notH3808 our signsH226: there is noH3808 moreH5750 anyH5750 prophetH5030; neitherH3808 is there among usH3045 anyH5750 that knoweth howH4100 longH5704.

10HowH4970 longH5704, O GodH430, shall the adversary reproachH2778? shall the enemyH341 blasphemeH5006 thy nameH8034 for everH5331?

11WhyH4100 drawest thou backH7725 thy handH3027, even thy rightH3225 handH3027? pluck it outH4100 of thy bosom and consumeH3615 them.

12Yet GodH430 is my KingH4428 of old, workingH6466 salvationH3444 in the midstH7130 of the earthH776.

13Thou didst divide the seaH3220 by thy strengthH5797: thou brakest the headsH7218 of the dragons in the watersH4325.

14Thou brakest the headsH7218 of leviathanH3882 in pieces, thou gavest him to be meat to the peopleH5971 inhabiting the wilderness.

15Thou didst cleave fountainH4599 and flood: thou driedst upH3001 mighty riversH5104.

16The dayH3117 is thine, the nightH3915 also is thine: thou hast preparedH3559 the lightH3974 and the sunH8121.

17Thou hast setH5324 allH3605 the bordersH1367 of the earthH776: thou hast madeH3605 summerH7019 and winterH2779.

18RememberH2142 this, that the enemyH341 hath reproached, O LORDH3068, and that foolishH5036 peopleH5971 have blasphemedH5006 thy nameH8034.

19O deliverH5414 notH408 the soulH5315 of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beastH2416: forgetH7911 notH408 the lifeH5315 of thy poorH6041 for everH7911.

20Have respect unto the covenantH1285: for the darkH4285 placesH4285 of the earthH776 are fullH4390 of the habitationsH4999 of violenceH2555.

21O letH408 notH408 the oppressedH6041 returnH7725 ashamedH3637: letH408 the poorH6041 and needyH34 praiseH1984 thy nameH8034.

22AriseH6965, O GodH430, pleadH7378 thine own causeH7379: rememberH2142 how the foolishH5036 manH3605 reproacheth thee allH3605 the dayH3117.

23ForgetH7911 notH408 the voiceH6963 of thine adversariesH6887: the tumultH7588 of those that riseH6965 upH5927 againstH5927 thee ascendeth continuallyH8548.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain