Psalms 74

¹A Psalme to give instruction, committed to Asaph. O God, why hast thou put vs away for euer? why is thy wrath kindled against the sheepe of thy pasture?

²Thinke vpon thy Congregation, which thou hast possessed of olde, and on the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed, and on this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.

³Lift vp thy strokes, that thou mayest for euer destroy euery enemie that doeth euill to the Sanctuarie.

⁴Thine aduersaries roare in the middes of thy Congregation, and set vp their banners for signes.

⁵He that lifted the axes vpon the thicke trees, was renowmed, as one, that brought a thing to perfection:

⁶But nowe they breake downe the carued worke thereof with axes and hammers.

⁷They haue cast thy Sanctuarie into the fire, and rased it to the grounde, and haue defiled the dwelling place of thy Name.

⁸They saide in their hearts, Let vs destroy them altogether: they haue burnt all the Synagogues of God in the land.

⁹We see not our signes: there is not one Prophet more, nor any with vs that knoweth howe long.

¹⁰O God, howe long shall the aduersarie reproche thee? shall the enemie blaspheme thy Name for euer?

¹¹Why withdrawest thou thine hand, euen thy right hand? drawe it out of thy bosome, and consume them.

¹²Euen God is my King of olde, working saluation in the middes of the earth.

¹³Thou didest deuide the sea by thy power: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.

¹⁴Thou brakest the head of Liuiathan in pieces, and gauest him to be meate for the people in wildernesse.

¹⁵Thou brakest vp the fountaine and riuer: thou dryedst vp mightie riuers.

¹⁶The day is thine, and the night is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sunne.

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

¹⁸Remember this, that the enemie hath reproched the Lord, and the foolish people hath blasphemed thy Name.

¹⁹Giue not the soule of thy turtle doue vnto the beast, and forget not the Congregation of thy poore for euer.

²⁰Consider thy couenant: for the darke places of the earth are full of the habitations of the cruell.

²¹Oh let not the oppressed returne ashamed, but let the poore and needie prayse thy Name.

²²Arise, O God: mainteine thine owne cause: remember thy dayly reproche by the foolish man.

²³Forget not the voyce of thine enemies: for the tumult of them, that rise against thee, ascendeth continually.

Psalms 74

¹O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

²Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.

³Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.

⁴Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.

⁵A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.

⁶But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.

⁷They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.

⁸They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.

⁹We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.

¹⁰O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?

¹¹Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.

¹²For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.

¹³Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.

¹⁴Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

¹⁵Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.

¹⁶The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.

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

¹⁸Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Lord, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.

¹⁹O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.

²⁰Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.

²¹O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.

²²Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.

²³Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.