74:1 Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast {us} off for ever? {why} doth thy anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? 
74:1 {Maschil of Asaph.} O God, why hast thou cast {us} off for ever? {why} doth thy anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? 

74:2 Remember thy congregation, {which} thou hast purchased of old: the rod of thy inheritance, {which} thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, in which thou hast dwelt. 
74:2 Remember thy congregation, {which} thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thy inheritance, {which} thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, in which thou hast dwelt. 

74:3 Lift up thy feet to the perpetual desolations; {even} all {that} the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary. 
74:3 Lift up thy feet to the perpetual desolations; {even} all {that} the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary. 

74:4 Thy enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns {for} signs. 
74:4 Thy enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their banners {for} signs. 

74:5 {A man} was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees. 
74:5 {A man} was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees. 

74:6 But now they break down the carved work of it at once with axes and hammers. 
74:6 But now they break down its carved work at once with axes and hammers. 

74:7 They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled {by casting down} the dwelling-place of thy name to the ground. 
74:7 They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled {by casting down} the dwelling place of thy name to the ground. 

74:8 They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land. 
74:8 They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land. 

74:9 We see not our signs: {there is} no more any prophet: neither {is there} among us any that knoweth how long. 
74:9 We see not our signs: {there is} no more any prophet: neither {is there} among us any that knoweth how long. 

74:10 O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever? 
74:10 O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever? 

74:11 Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck {it} out of thy bosom. 
74:11 Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck {it} out of thy bosom. 

74:12 For God {is} my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth. 
74:12 For God {is} my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth. 

74:13 Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou didst break the heads of the dragons in the waters. 
74:13 Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou didst break the heads of the dragons in the waters. 

74:14 Thou didst break the head of leviathan in pieces, {and} didst give him {to be} food to the people inhabiting the wilderness. 
74:14 Thou didst break the head of leviathan in pieces, {and} didst give him {to be} food to the people inhabiting the wilderness. 

74:15 Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou didst dry up mighty rivers. 
74:15 Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou didst dry up mighty rivers. 

74:16 The day {is} thine, the night also {is} thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun. 
74:16 The day {is} thine, the night also {is} thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun. 

74:17 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter. 
74:17 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter. 

74:18 Remember this, the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and the foolish people have blasphemed thy name. 
74:18 Remember this, the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and the foolish people have blasphemed thy name. 

74:19 O deliver not the soul of thy turtle dove to the multitude {of the wicked}: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever. 
74:19 O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove to the multitude {of the wicked}: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever. 

74:20 Have respect to the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty. 
74:20 Have respect to the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty. 

74:21 O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name. 
74:21 O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name. 

74:22 Arise, O God, plead thy own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily. 
74:22 Arise, O God, plead thy own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily. 

74:23 Forget not the voice of thy enemies: the tumult of those that rise against thee increaseth continually. 
74:23 Forget not the voice of thy enemies: the tumult of those that rise against thee increaseth continually.