74:1  O God, why have You rejected us forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?

74:2  Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, Which You have redeemed them as the tribe of Your inheritance; And this Mount Zion, where You have dwelt.

74:3  Turn Your footsteps toward the perpetual ruins; The enemy has damaged everything within the sanctuary.

74:4  Your adversaries have roared in the midst of Your meeting place; They have set up their own standards for signs.

74:5  It seems as if one had lifted up His axe in a forest of trees.

74:6  And now all its carved work They smash with hatchet and hammers.

74:7  They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name.

74:8  They said in their heart, "Let us completely subdue them." They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land.

74:9  We do not see our signs; We have no longer any prophet, Nor does any among us who knows how long.

74:10  How long, O God, will the adversary revile, And the enemy spurn Your name forever?

74:11  Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? From within Your bosom, destroy them!

74:12  Yet I regard God as my king from of old, Who works deeds of deliverance in the midst of the earth.

74:13   You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.

74:14  You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness.

74:15  You broke open springs and torrents; You dried up ever-flowing streams.

74:16  You created the day, You created the night; You have prepared the light and the sun.

74:17  You have established all the boundaries of the earth; You have made summer and winter.

74:18  Remember this, O LORD, that the enemy has reviled, And a foolish people has spurned Your name.

74:19  Do not deliver the soul of Your turtledove to the wild beast; Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever.

74:20  Consider the covenant; For the dark places of the land have an abundance of violence.

74:21  Let not the oppressed return dishonored; Let the afflicted and needy praise Your name.

74:22  Arise, O God, and plead Your own cause; Remember how the foolish man reproaches You all day long.

74:23  Do not forget the voice of Your adversaries, The uproar of those who rise against You which ascends continually.