“God, why have you cast us off forever? And why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture?”
Psalms 74
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1Why have You rejected us forever, O God? Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture?
2Remember 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 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 thy congregation which thou has purchased of old the rod of thine inheritance which thou has redeemed this Mount Zion wherein thou has dwelt.”
3Turn Your steps to the everlasting ruins, to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has destroyed.
“lift up your feet to the perpetual desolations. The enemy has damaged everything in the sanctuary.”
“Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations. Even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.”
“Lift up Your feet unto the perpetual desolations, even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.”
“Turn thy footsteps toward the perpetual ruins. The enemy has damaged everything within the sanctuary.”
“turn thy footsteps toward the perpetual ruins to the enemy has damaged everything within the sanctuary.”
4Your 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 enemies roar in the midst of your meeting place. They set up their banners for signs.”
“Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations. They set up their enzymes for signs.”
5like men wielding axes in a thicket of trees
“they seem like men who lift up axes among the thick trees.”
“A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees”
“A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.”
“A man was famous, according to as he had lifted up the axes upon the thick trees,”
“It seems as if one lifted up his axe in a forest of trees,”
“It seems as if one is lifted up his axe in a forest of trees”
6and smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks.
“but now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.”
“But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.”
“But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.”
“But now they break down the carved work whereof at once with axes and hammers.”
“and Now all it's carved work. They just smash with hatchet and hammer.”
“but now they are breaking down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.”
7They 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 cast fire into thy sanctuary. They have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.”
“They have cast fire into the sanctuary. They have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of the name to the,”
“They have cast fire into thy sanctuary. They did it by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.”
8They 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 hearts, let us destroy them together. They have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.”
“They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together. They have burned up all of the synagogues of God 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 hearts, let us destroy them all together. They have burned up all thy synagogues of God in the land.”
9There 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 not our signs. There is no more any prophet. Neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.”
“We do not see our signs. There's no longer any prophet, nor is there any among us who knows how long.”
10How long, O God, will the enemy taunt You? Will the foe revile Your name forever?
“God how long will the adversary reproach? Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever?”
11Why 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 withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? Pluck it out of thy bosom.”
“Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? Pluck it out of thy bosom.”
12Yet 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.”
“For God is my king of old working salvation in the midst of the earth.”
“74, God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.”
“for God is my king of old working salvation in the midst of the earth.”
“Yet God is my what? King from of old, who works what? Deeds of deliverance in the midst of the earth.”
“For God is my king of all. Working salvation in the midst of the earth.”
13You 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 breakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.”
“Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength. Thou breakest the heads of the dragon in the waters.”
14You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert.
“Thou breakest the heads of Leviathan in pieces. And givest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.”
15You broke open the fountain and the flood; You dried up the ever-flowing rivers.
“Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood. Thou dryest up the mighty rivers.”
“Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood. Thou dried up the mighty rivers.”
16The 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 thine, the night also is thine. Thou hast prepared the light and the sun.'".”
“The day is thine. The night also is thine. Thou hast prepared the light and the sun.”
17You set all the boundaries of the earth; You made the summer and winter.
“You have set all the borders of the earth. You have made summer and winter.”
“Thou hast set up all the borders of the earth. Thou hast made summer and winter.”
“Thou hast set all the borders of the earth. Thou hast made summer and winter.”
“thou has set all the borders of the earth. Thou has made summer and winter.”
18Remember 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 hath reproached you, O Lord, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.”
“Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Jehovah, and that the foolish people have blasphemed Thy name.”
“Remember this, O Lord, that the enemy has reviled, and a foolish people has spurned thy name.”
“Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached. Oh Lord, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.”
19Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever.
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20Consider 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.”
“Have respect unto the covenant, for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.”
“Have respect unto the covenant for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.”
21Do not let the oppressed retreat in shame; may the poor and needy praise Your name.
“oh, do not let the oppressed return ashamed. Let the poor and needy praise your name.”
“O let not the oppressed return to shame. Let the poor and needy praise Thy name.”
“let not the oppressed return a shame. Let the poor and needy praise thy name.”
22Rise 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 reproaches thee daily.”
“Arise, O God. Plead thine own cause. Remember how the foolish man reproaches thee daily.”
“arise, O God, and plead thine own cause. Remember how the foolish man reproaches thee”
“Arise, oh God. Plead thine own cause. Remember how the foolish man reproaches thee daily.”
23Do 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 increases continually.".”
“Forget not the voice of thine enemies, the tumult of those that rise up against thee increases continually.”
“Forget not the voice of thine enemies. The tumult of those that rise up against thee increases continually.”