Psa 74 | Jub | STEP | <<Maschil of Asaph.>> O God, why hast thou cast [us] off for ever? [Why] does thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

Psalms 74

1 <> O God, why hast thou cast [us] off for ever? [Why] does thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? 2 Remember thy congregation, [which] thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, [which] thou hast redeemed, this mount Zion, in which thou hast dwelt. 3 Lift up thy feet unto the eternal desolations, unto every enemy who has done wickedly in the sanctuary. 4 Thine enemies have roared in the midst of thy assemblies; they set up their [own] banners [for] signs. 5 Renowned, as one on the way to heaven, he who lifted up axes upon the thick trees [for the work of the sanctuary]. 6 But now they break down all the carved work thereof with axes and hammers. 7 They have set fire to thy sanctuaries; they have defiled the tabernacle of thy name [in the] earth. 8 They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them at once; they have burned up all the meeting places [of the people] of God in the earth. 9 We no longer see our [own] banners; [there is] no longer any prophet: neither [is there] among us any that knows. How long [shall this be]? 10 O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever? 11 Why dost thou withdraw thy hand, even thy right hand? [Why] dost thou hide [it] in thy bosom. 12 For God [is] my King from of old, he who works saving health in the midst of the earth. 13 Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength; thou didst break the heads of the dragons in the waters. 14 Thou didst break the heads of leviathan in pieces [and] didst give him [to be] food to the people inhabiting the wilderness. 15 Thou didst cleave the fountain and the river; thou didst dry up mighty rivers. 16 The day [is] thine, the night also [is] thine; thou hast prepared the light and the sun. 17 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth; thou hast made summer and winter. 18 Remember this, [that] the enemy has spoken against the LORD and [that] the foolish people have blasphemed thy name. 19 O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the beasts; forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever. 20 Have respect unto the covenant; for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of violence. 21 O let not the oppressed return ashamed; the poor and destitute shall praise thy name. 22 Arise, O God, plead thine own cause; remember how the foolish man reproaches thee daily. 23 Forget not the voices of thine enemies; the tumult of those that rise up against thee increases continually.: