74:1 A Maskil of Asaph. O God, why dost thou cast us off for ever? Why does thy anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
74:1 A Maskil of Asaph. O God, why do you cast us off forever? Why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture?

74:2 Remember thy congregation, which thou hast gotten of old, which thou hast redeemed to be the tribe of thy heritage! Remember Mount Zion, where thou hast dwelt.
74:2 Remember your congregation, which you acquired long ago, which you redeemed to be the tribe of your heritage. Remember Mount Zion, where you came to dwell.

74:3 Direct thy steps to the perpetual ruins; the enemy has destroyed everything in the sanctuary!
74:3 Direct your steps to the perpetual ruins; the enemy has destroyed everything in the sanctuary.

74:4 Thy foes have roared in the midst of thy holy place; they set up their own signs for signs.
74:4 Your foes have roared within your holy place; they set up their emblems there.

74:5 At the upper entrance they hacked the wooden trellis with axes.
74:5 At the upper entrance they hacked the wooden trellis with axes.

74:6 And then all its carved wood they broke down with hatchets and hammers.
74:6 And then, with hatchets and hammers, they smashed all its carved work.

74:7 They set thy sanctuary on fire; to the ground they desecrated the dwelling place of thy name.
74:7 They set your sanctuary on fire; they desecrated the dwelling place of your name, bringing it to the ground.

74:8 They said to themselves, "We will utterly subdue them"; they burned all the meeting places of God in the land.
74:8 They said to themselves, "We will utterly subdue them"; they burned all the meeting places of God in the land.

74:9 We do not see our signs; there is no longer any prophet, and there is none among us who knows how long.
74:9 We do not see our emblems; there is no longer any prophet, and there is no one among us who knows how long.

74:10 How long, O God, is the foe to scoff? Is the enemy to revile thy name for ever?
74:10 How long, O God, is the foe to scoff? Is the enemy to revile your name forever?

74:11 Why dost thou hold back thy hand, why dost thou keep thy right hand in thy bosom?
74:11 Why do you hold back your hand; why do you keep your hand in your bosom?

74:12 Yet God my King is from of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
74:12 Yet God my King is from of old, working salvation in the earth.

74:13 Thou didst divide the sea by thy might; thou didst break the heads of the dragons on the waters.
74:13 You divided the sea by your might; you broke the heads of the dragons in the waters.

74:14 Thou didst crush the heads of Leviathan, thou didst give him as food for the creatures of the wilderness.
74:14 You crushed the heads of Leviathan; you gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness.

74:15 Thou didst cleave open springs and brooks; thou didst dry up ever-flowing streams.
74:15 You cut openings for springs and torrents; you dried up ever-flowing streams.

74:16 Thine is the day, thine also the night; thou hast established the luminaries and the sun.
74:16 Yours is the day, yours also the night; you established the luminaries and the sun.

74:17 Thou hast fixed all the bounds of the earth; thou hast made summer and winter.
74:17 You have fixed all the bounds of the earth; you made summer and winter.

74:18 Remember this, O LORD, how the enemy scoffs, and an impious people reviles thy name.
74:18 Remember this, O LORD, how the enemy scoffs, and an impious people reviles your name.

74:19 Do not deliver the soul of thy dove to the wild beasts; do not forget the life of thy poor for ever.
74:19 Do not deliver the soul of your dove to the wild animals; do not forget the life of your poor forever.

74:20 Have regard for thy covenant; for the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence.
74:20 Have regard for your covenant, for the dark places of the land are full of the haunts of violence.

74:21 Let not the downtrodden be put to shame; let the poor and needy praise thy name.
74:21 Do not let the downtrodden be put to shame; let the poor and needy praise your name.

74:22 Arise, O God, plead thy cause; remember how the impious scoff at thee all the day!
74:22 Rise up, O God, plead your cause; remember how the impious scoff at you all day long.

74:23 Do not forget the clamor of thy foes, the uproar of thy adversaries which goes up continually!
74:23 Do not forget the clamor of your foes, the uproar of your adversaries that goes up continually.