Psalm 74

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1	Why have You rejected us forever, O God? Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture?	O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?	God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?	O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? Why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
2	Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance— Mount Zion where You dwell.	Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.	Remember your congregation, which you purchased of old, which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your inheritance: Mount Zion, in which you have lived.	Remember thy congregation, which thou hast gotten of old, Which thou hast redeemed to be the tribe of thine inheritance; And mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.
3	Turn Your steps to the everlasting ruins, to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has destroyed.	Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.	Lift up your feet to the perpetual ruins, all the evil that the enemy has done in the sanctuary.	Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual ruins, All the evil that the enemy hath done in the sanctuary.
4	Your foes have roared within Your meeting place; they have unfurled their banners as signs,	Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.	Your adversaries have roared in the middle of your assembly. They have set up their standards as signs.	Thine adversaries have roared in the midst of thine assembly; They have set up their ensigns for signs.
5	like men wielding axes in a thicket of trees	A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.	They behaved like men wielding axes, cutting through a thicket of trees.	They seemed as men that lifted up Axes upon a thicket of trees.
6	and smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks.	But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.	Now they break all its carved work down with hatchet and hammers.	And now all the carved work thereof They break down with hatchet and hammers.
7	They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name.	They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.	They have burned your sanctuary to the ground. They have profaned the dwelling place of your Name.	They have set thy sanctuary on fire; They have profaned the dwelling-place of thy name by casting it to the ground.
8	They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.	They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.	They said in their heart, “We will crush them completely.” They have burned up all the places in the land where God was worshiped.	They said in their heart, Let us make havoc of them altogether: They have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.
9	There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.	We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.	We see no miraculous signs. There is no longer any prophet, neither is there among us anyone who knows how long.	We see not our signs: There is no more any prophet; Neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.
10	How long, O God, will the enemy taunt You? Will the foe revile Your name forever?	O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?	How long, God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme your name forever?	How long, O God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
11	Why do You withdraw Your strong right hand? Stretch it out to destroy them!	Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.	Why do you draw back your hand, even your right hand? Take it from your chest and consume them!	Why drawest thou back thy hand, even thy right hand? Pluck it out of thy bosom and consume them.
12	Yet God is my King from ancient times, working salvation on the earth.	For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.	Yet God is my King of old, working salvation throughout the earth.	Yet God is my King of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.
13	You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea;	Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.	You divided the sea by your strength. You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.	Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: Thou brakest the heads of the sea-monsters in the waters.
14	You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert.	Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.	You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces. You gave him as food to people and desert creatures.	Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces; Thou gavest him to be food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
15	You broke open the fountain and the flood; You dried up the ever-flowing rivers.	Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.	You opened up spring and stream. You dried up mighty rivers.	Thou didst cleave fountain and flood: Thou driedst up mighty rivers.
16	The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.	The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.	The day is yours, the night is also yours. You have prepared the light and the sun.	The day is thine, the night also is thine: Thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
17	You set all the boundaries of the earth; You made the summer and winter.	Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.	You have set all the boundaries of the earth. You have made summer and winter.	Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: Thou hast made summer and winter.
18	Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O Lord, how a foolish people has spurned Your name.	Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Lord, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.	Remember this, that the enemy has mocked you, Lord. Foolish people have blasphemed your name.	Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Jehovah, And that a foolish people hath blasphemed thy name.
19	Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever.	O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.	Don’t deliver the soul of your dove to wild beasts. Don’t forget the life of your poor forever.	Oh deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast: Forget not the life of thy poor for ever.
20	Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.	Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.	Honor your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the earth.	Have respect unto the covenant; For the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of violence.
21	Do not let the oppressed retreat in shame; may the poor and needy praise Your name.	O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.	Don’t let the oppressed return ashamed. Let the poor and needy praise your name.	Oh let not the oppressed return ashamed: Let the poor and needy praise thy name.
22	Rise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long.	Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.	Arise, God! Plead your own cause. Remember how the foolish man mocks you all day.	Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: Remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee all the day.
23	Do not disregard the clamor of Your adversaries, the uproar of Your enemies that ascends continually.	Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.	Don’t forget the voice of your adversaries. The tumult of those who rise up against you ascends continually.	Forget not the voice of thine adversaries: The tumult of those that rise up against thee ascendeth continually.