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. |