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?
74:1 A Contemplation of Asaph. O God, why have You cast us off forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your 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.
74:2 Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, The tribe of Your inheritance, which You have redeemed--This Mount Zion where You have dwelt.

74:3 Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; [even] all [that] the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.
74:3 Lift up Your feet to the perpetual desolations. The enemy has damaged everything in the sanctuary.

74:4 Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns [for] signs.
74:4 Your enemies roar in the midst of Your meeting place; They set up their banners for signs.

74:5 [A man] was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.
74:5 They seem like men who lift up Axes among the thick trees.

74:6 But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.
74:6 And now they break down its carved work, all 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.
74:7 They have set fire to Your sanctuary; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground.

74:8 They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.
74:8 They said in their hearts, "Let us destroy them altogether." They have burned up all the meeting places 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.
74:9 We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet; Nor is there any among us who knows how long.

74:10 O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
74:10 O God, how long will the adversary reproach? Will the enemy blaspheme Your name forever?

74:11 Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck [it] out of thy bosom.
74:11 Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? Take it out of Your bosom and destroy them.

74:12 For God [is] my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
74:12 For God is my King from 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.
74:13 You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea serpents 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.
74:14 You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces, And gave him as food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

74:15 Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.
74:15 You broke open the fountain and the flood; You dried up mighty rivers.

74:16 The day [is] thine, the night also [is] thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
74:16 The day is Yours, the night also is Yours; You have prepared the light and the sun.

74:17 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.
74:17 You have set all the borders of the earth; You have made summer and winter.

74:18 Remember this, [that] the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and [that] the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.
74:18 Remember this, that the enemy has reproached, O LORD, And that a foolish people has blasphemed Your 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.
74:19 Oh, do not deliver the life of Your turtledove to the wild beast! Do not forget the life of Your poor forever.

74:20 Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
74:20 Have respect to the covenant; For the dark places of the earth are full of the haunts of cruelty.

74:21 O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.
74:21 Oh, do not let the oppressed return ashamed! Let the poor and needy praise Your name.

74:22 Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.
74:22 Arise, O God, plead Your own cause; Remember how the foolish man reproaches You daily.

74:23 Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.
74:23 Do not forget the voice of Your enemies; The tumult of those who rise up against You increases continually.