Ps.74.1
O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
Ps.74.1
You walked off and left us, and never looked back. God, how could you do that? We're your very own sheep; how can you stomp off in anger?
Ps.74.1
Why have you rejected us forever, O God? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?
Ps.74.1
O God, why have You cast us off forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?
Ps.74.1
O God, why have you rejected us forever? Why is your anger so intense against the sheep of your own pasture?
Ps.74.2
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.
Ps.74.2
Refresh your memory of us--you bought us a long time ago. Your most precious tribe--you paid a good price for us! Your very own Mount Zion--you actually lived here once!
Ps.74.2
Remember the people you purchased of old, the tribe of your inheritance, whom you redeemed- Mount Zion, where you dwelt.
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Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, The tribe of Your inheritance, which You have redeemed-- This Mount Zion where You have dwelt.
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Remember that we are the people you chose in ancient times, the tribe you redeemed as your own special possession! And remember Jerusalem, your home here on earth.
Ps.74.3
Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.
Ps.74.3
Come and visit the site of disaster, see how they've wrecked the sanctuary.
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Turn your steps toward these everlasting ruins, all this destruction the enemy has brought on the sanctuary.
Ps.74.3
Lift up Your feet to the perpetual desolations. The enemy has damaged everything in the sanctuary.
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Walk through the awful ruins of the city; see how the enemy has destroyed your sanctuary.
Ps.74.4
Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.
Ps.74.4
While your people were at worship, your enemies barged in, brawling and scrawling graffiti.
Ps.74.4
Your foes roared in the place where you met with us; they set up their standards as signs.
Ps.74.4
Your enemies roar in the midst of Your meeting place; They set up their banners for signs.
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There your enemies shouted their victorious battle cries; there they set up their battle standards.
Ps.74.5
A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.
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They set fire to the porch; axes swinging, they chopped up the woodwork,
Ps.74.5
They behaved like men wielding axes to cut through a thicket of trees.
Ps.74.5
They seem like men who lift up Axes among the thick trees.
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They chopped down the entrance like woodcutters in a forest.
Ps.74.6
But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.
Ps.74.6
Beat down the doors with sledgehammers, then split them into kindling.
Ps.74.6
They smashed all the carved paneling with their axes and hatchets.
Ps.74.6
And now they break down its carved work, all at once, With axes and hammers.
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With axes and picks, they smashed the carved paneling.
Ps.74.7
They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.
Ps.74.7
They burned your holy place to the ground, violated the place of worship.
Ps.74.7
They burned your sanctuary to the ground; they defiled the dwelling place of your Name.
Ps.74.7
They have set fire to Your sanctuary; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground.
Ps.74.7
They set the sanctuary on fire, burning it to the ground. They utterly defiled the place that bears your holy name.
Ps.74.8
They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.
Ps.74.8
They said to themselves, "We'll wipe them all out," and burned down all the places of worship.
Ps.74.8
They said in their hearts, "We will crush them completely!" They burned every place where God was worshiped in the land.
Ps.74.8
They said in their hearts, "Let us destroy them altogether." They have burned up all the meeting places of God in the land.
Ps.74.8
Then they thought, "Let's destroy everything!" So they burned down all the places where God was worshiped.
Ps.74.9
We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.
Ps.74.9
There's not a sign or symbol of God in sight, nor anyone to speak in his name, no one who knows what's going on.
Ps.74.9
We are given no miraculous signs; no prophets are left, and none of us knows how long this will be.
Ps.74.9
We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet; Nor is there any among us who knows how long.
Ps.74.9
We see no miraculous signs as evidence that you will save us. All the prophets are gone; no one can tell us when it will end.
Ps.74.10
O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
Ps.74.10
How long, God, will barbarians blaspheme, enemies curse and get by with it?
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How long will the enemy mock you, O God? Will the foe revile your name forever?
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O God, how long will the adversary reproach? Will the enemy blaspheme Your name forever?
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How long, O God, will you allow our enemies to mock you? Will you let them dishonor your name forever?
Ps.74.11
Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.
Ps.74.11
Why don't you do something? How long are you going to sit there with your hands folded in your lap?
Ps.74.11
Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand? Take it from the folds of your garment and destroy them!
Ps.74.11
Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? Take it out of Your bosom and destroy them.
Ps.74.11
Why do you hold back your strong right hand? Unleash your powerful fist and deliver a deathblow.
Ps.74.12
For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
Ps.74.12
God is my King from the very start; he works salvation in the womb of the earth.
Ps.74.12
But you, O God, are my king from of old; you bring salvation upon the earth.
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For God is my King from of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.
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You, O God, are my king from ages past, bringing salvation to the earth.
Ps.74.13
Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.
Ps.74.13
With one blow you split the sea in two, you made mincemeat of the dragon Tannin.
Ps.74.13
It was you who split open the sea by your power; you broke the heads of the monster in the waters.
Ps.74.13
You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea serpents in the waters.
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You split the sea by your strength and smashed the sea monster's heads.
Ps.74.14
Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
Ps.74.14
You lopped off the heads of Leviathan, then served them up in a stew for the animals.
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It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan and gave him as food to the creatures of the desert.
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You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces, And gave him as food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
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You crushed the heads of Leviathan and let the desert animals eat him.
Ps.74.15
Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.
Ps.74.15
With your finger you opened up springs and creeks, and dried up the wild floodwaters.
Ps.74.15
It was you who opened up springs and streams; you dried up the ever flowing rivers.
Ps.74.15
You broke open the fountain and the flood; You dried up mighty rivers.
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You caused the springs and streams to gush forth, and you dried up rivers that never run dry.
Ps.74.16
The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
Ps.74.16
You own the day, you own the night; you put stars and sun in place.
Ps.74.16
The day is yours, and yours also the night; you established the sun and moon.
Ps.74.16
The day is Yours, the night also is Yours; You have prepared the light and the sun.
Ps.74.16
Both day and night belong to you; you made the starlight and the sun.
Ps.74.17
Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.
Ps.74.17
You laid out the four corners of earth, shaped the seasons of summer and winter.
Ps.74.17
It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth; you made both summer and winter.
Ps.74.17
You have set all the borders of the earth; You have made summer and winter.
Ps.74.17
You set the boundaries of the earth, and you make both summer and winter.
Ps.74.18
Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.
Ps.74.18
Mark and remember, GOD, all the enemy taunts, each idiot desecration.
Ps.74.18
Remember how the enemy has mocked you, O LORD, how foolish people have reviled your name.
Ps.74.18
Remember this, that the enemy has reproached, O LORD, And that a foolish people has blasphemed Your name.
Ps.74.18
See how these enemies scoff at you, LORD. A foolish nation has dishonored your name.
Ps.74.19
O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.
Ps.74.19
Don't throw your lambs to the wolves; after all we've been through, don't forget us.
Ps.74.19
Do not hand over the life of your dove to wild beasts; do not forget the lives of your afflicted people forever.
Ps.74.19
Oh, do not deliver the life of Your turtledove to the wild beast! Do not forget the life of Your poor forever.
Ps.74.19
Don't let these wild beasts destroy your doves. Don't forget your afflicted people forever.
Ps.74.20
Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
Ps.74.20
Remember your promises; the city is in darkness, the countryside violent.
Ps.74.20
Have regard for your covenant, because haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.
Ps.74.20
Have respect to the covenant; For the dark places of the earth are full of the haunts of cruelty.
Ps.74.20
Remember your covenant promises, for the land is full of darkness and violence!
Ps.74.21
O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.
Ps.74.21
Don't leave the victims to rot in the street; make them a choir that sings your praises.
Ps.74.21
Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace; may the poor and needy praise your name.
Ps.74.21
Oh, do not let the oppressed return ashamed! Let the poor and needy praise Your name.
Ps.74.21
Don't let the downtrodden be constantly disgraced! Instead, let these poor and needy ones give praise to your name.
Ps.74.22
Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.
Ps.74.22
On your feet, O God--stand up for yourself! Do you hear what they're saying about you, all the vile obscenities?
Ps.74.22
Rise up, O God, and defend your cause; remember how fools mock you all day long.
Ps.74.22
Arise, O God, plead Your own cause; Remember how the foolish man reproaches You daily.
Ps.74.22
Arise, O God, and defend your cause. Remember how these fools insult you all day long.
Ps.74.23
Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.
Ps.74.23
Don't tune out their malicious filth, the brawling invective that never lets up. An Asaph psalm
Ps.74.23
Do not ignore the clamor of your adversaries, the uproar of your enemies, which rises continually.
Ps.74.23
Do not forget the voice of Your enemies; The tumult of those who rise up against You increases continually.
Ps.74.23
Don't overlook these things your enemies have said. Their uproar of rebellion grows ever louder.
