Psalms 74 Comparison: Noyes Translation (1869) vs King James Version
Psalms 74
1O God! why hast thou cast us off for ever? Why doth thine anger smoke against the flock of thy pasture?
2Remember the people which thou didst purchase of old; Thine own inheritance, which thou didst redeem; That Mount Zion, where thou once didst dwell!
3Hasten thy steps to those utter desolations! Every thing in the sanctuary hath the enemy abused!
4Thine enemies roar in the place of thine assemblies; Their own symbols have they set up for signs.
5They appear like those who raise the axe against a thicket;
6They have broken down the carved work of thy temple with axes and hammers;
7They have cast fire into thy sanctuary; They have profaned, and cast to the ground, the dwelling-place of thy name.
8They said in their hearts, "Let us destroy them all together!" They have burned all God’s places of assembly in the land.
9We no longer see our signs; There is no prophet among us, Nor any one that knoweth how long this desolation shall endure.
10How long, O God! shall the adversary revile? Shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
11Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? Take it from thy bosom, and destroy!
12Yet God was our king of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.
13Thou didst divide the sea by thy power; Thou didst crush the heads of the sea-monsters in the waters.
14Thou didst break in pieces the head of the crocodile; Thou gavest him for food to the inhabitants of the desert.
15Thou didst cleave forth the fountain and the stream; Thou didst dry up perennial rivers.
16Thine is the day, and thine the night; Thou didst prepare the light and the sun.
17Thou didst establish all the boundaries of the earth; Thou didst make summer and winter.
18O remember that the enemy hath reviled Jehovah; That an impious people hath blasphemed thy name!
19Give not up the life of thy turtle-dove to the wild beast; Forget not for ever thine afflicted people!
20Have regard to thy covenant! For all the dark places of the land are full of the abodes of cruelty.
21O let not the afflicted go away ashamed! Let the poor and needy praise thy name!
22Arise, O God! maintain thy cause! Remember how the impious revileth thee daily!
23Forget not the clamor of thine adversaries,—The noise of thine enemies, which continually increaseth!
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.
Understanding Noyes Translation (1869) vs King James Version in Psalms 74
Noyes Translation (1869) (Noyes)
A scholarly 1869 translation by George R. Noyes, aiming for precision and literary beauty. Known for its distinct Unitarian perspective and separate translation of poetical books like Psalms.
King James Version (KJV)
The classic 1611 English translation known for its majestic prose and literary influence. Ideal for traditional study and memorization thanks to its formal style. A foundational English Bible used for centuries.
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Key Comparison: Psalms 74:16
"Thine is the day, and thine the night; Thou didst prepare the light and the sun."
"The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun."
