Psa 74 | ABEn | STEP | A psalm of contemplation to Asaph. O God, why did you thrust us away unto the end? Why [ 2 provoked to anger 1 is your rage] against the sheep of your pasture?

Psalms 74

PSALM 74

Forget Not Your Servants, O LORD

A psalm of contemplation to Asaph.

1 O God, why did you thrust us away unto the end? Why [²provoked to anger ¹is your rage] against the sheep of your pasture? 2 Remember your congregation! of which you acquired from the beginning. You ransomed the rod of your inheritance; [²mount ³Zion ¹this] where you encamped in it. 3 Lift up your hands against their pride unto completion! for as much as [³did wickedly ¹the ²enemy] in your holy place. 4 And [⁴boasted ¹the ²ones detesting ³you] in the midst of your holiday; they set their signs for signs. 5 And they knew not as in the conclusion above, as [²in ³the forest ⁴of woods ⁵with axes ¹they cut down], 6 so [²its doors ³together ⁴with ⁵a hewing axe ⁶and ⁷chisel ¹they broke down]. 7 They set [²on ³fire ¹your sanctuary] to the ground. They profaned the tent of your name. 8 [³said ⁴in ⁵their heart ¹Their kin ²together], Come and let us cause to cease all the holidays of God from the land! 9 [³our signs ¹We did not ²see]; there is not yet a prophet; and one of us does not know any longer. 10 For how long, O God, shall [³berate ¹the ²enemy]? He provokes the opposition of your name to the end. 11 Why did you turn away your hand, even your right hand from the midst of your bosom to the end? 12 But God our king is before the eon. He worked deliverance in the midst of the earth. 13 You held [³in check ⁴by ⁵your power ¹the ²sea]. You broke the heads of the dragons upon the water. 14 You fractured the heads of the dragon; you gave him for food [³peoples ¹to the ²Ethiopian]. 15 You tore open the springs and rushing streams. You dried the rivers of continuance. 16 Yours is the day, and yours is the night; you fashioned giving light and the sun. 17 You made all the boundaries of the earth; summer and spring, you shaped them. 18 Remember this! an enemy berated the lord, and [²people ¹a foolish] provoked your name. 19 You should not deliver up [⁴to the ⁵wild beasts ¹a soul ²making acknowledgment ³to you]; of the souls of your needy you should not forget to the end. 20 Look unto your covenant! for [³filled ¹the ones ²being darkened] the earth with houses of lawless deeds. 21 Let not [²be turned away ¹the one being humbled] being disgraced! The poor and needy shall praise your name. 22 Rise up, O God, adjudicate your cause! Remember your scorning by the fool the entire day! 23 You should not forget the voice of your servants. The pride of the ones detesting you ascended continually.