PSALM 74

Yet God Is My King

A [fn]Maskil of Asaph.

1 Why ^H4100, O God ^H430? Have You rejected ^H2186 us forever ^H5331?

Why does Your anger ^H639 smoke ^H6225 against the sheep ^H6629 of Your [fn]pasture ^H4830?

2 Remember ^H2142 Your congregation ^H5712, which You have purchased ^H7069 of old ^H6924,

Which You have redeemed ^H1350 to be the tribe ^H7626 of Your inheritance ^H5159;

And this ^H2088 Mount ^H2022 Zion ^H6726, where ^H2088 You have dwelt ^H7931.

3 Lift ^H7311 up ^H7311 Your steps ^H6471 toward the perpetual ^H5331 ruins ^H4876;

The enemy ^H340 has damaged ^H7489 everything ^H3605 within the sanctuary ^H6944.

4 Your adversaries ^H6887 have roared ^H7580 in the midst ^H7130 of Your meeting ^H4150 place ^H4150;

They have set ^H7760 up ^H7760 their own signs ^H226 for signs ^H226.

5 Each seems ^H3045 like one who lifts ^H935 up

[fn]An axe ^H7134 against the undergrowth ^H5441 of trees ^H6086.

6 And now ^H6258 its carved ^H6603 work ^H6603 altogether ^H3162

They smash ^H1986 with hatchet ^H3781 and [fn]hammers ^H3597.

7 They have set ^H7971 Your sanctuary ^H4720 on fire ^H874;

By bringing it to the ground ^H776, they have defiled ^H2490 the dwelling ^H4908 place ^H4908 of Your name ^H8034.

8 They said ^H559 in their heart ^H3820, “Let us [fn]completely ^H3162 [fn]subdue ^H3238 them.”

They have burned ^H8313 all ^H3605 the meeting ^H4150 places ^H4150 of God ^H410 in the land ^H776.

9 We do not see ^H7200 our signs ^H226;

There ^H369 is ^H369 no ^H369 longer ^H5750 any prophet ^H5030,

Nor ^H3808 is there any among ^H854 us who knows ^H3045 how ^H4100 long ^H5704.

10 How ^H4970 long ^H5704 H4970, O God ^H430, will the adversary ^H6862 reproach ^H2778?

Will the enemy ^H340 spurn ^H5006 Your name ^H8034 forever ^H5331?

11 Why ^H4100 do You turn ^H7725 back ^H7725 Your hand ^H3027, even Your right ^H3225 hand ^H3225?

From within ^H7130 Your bosom ^H2436, destroy ^H3615 them!

12 Yet God ^H430 is my King ^H4428 from of old ^H6924,

Who works ^H6466 deeds ^H3444 of ^H3444 [fn]salvation ^H3444 in the midst ^H7130 of the earth ^H776.

13 You divided ^H6565 the sea ^H3220 by Your strength ^H5797;

You broke ^H7665 the heads ^H7218 of the sea ^H8577 monsters ^H8577 [fn]in the waters ^H4325.

14 You crushed ^H7533 the heads ^H7218 of [fn]Leviathan ^H3882;

You gave ^H5414 him as food ^H3978 for the [fn]creatures ^H5971 of the desert ^H6728.

15 [fn]You split ^H1234 open ^H1234 spring ^H4599 and river ^H5158;

[fn]You dried ^H3001 up ^H3001 ever-flowing ^H386 rivers ^H5104.

16 Yours is the day ^H3117, Yours also ^H637 is the night ^H3915;

[fn]You have established ^H3559 the [fn]light ^H3974 and the sun ^H8121.

17 [fn]You have caused ^H5324 all ^H3605 the boundaries ^H1367 of the earth ^H776 to stand ^H5324 firm ^H5324;

[fn]You have formed ^H3335 summer ^H7019 and winter ^H2779.

18 Remember ^H2142 this ^H2088, O Yahweh ^H3068, that the enemy ^H340 has reproached ^H2778,

And a wickedly ^H5036 foolish ^H5036 people ^H5971 has spurned ^H5006 Your name ^H8034.

19 Do not deliver ^H5414 the soul ^H5315 of Your turtledove ^H8449 to the wild ^H2416 beast ^H2416;

Do not forget ^H7911 the life ^H2416 of Your afflicted ^H6041 forever ^H5331.

20 Look ^H5027 to the covenant ^H1285;

For the dark ^H4285 places ^H4285 of the land ^H776 are full ^H4390 of the haunts ^H4999 of violence ^H2555.

21 Let not the oppressed ^H1790 return ^H7725 dishonored ^H3637;

Let the afflicted ^H6041 and needy ^H34 praise ^H1984 Your name ^H8034.

22 Arise ^H6965, O God ^H430, and plead ^H7378 Your own cause ^H7379;

Remember ^H2142 [fn]how the wicked ^H5036 fool ^H5036 reproaches ^H2781 You all ^H3605 day ^H3117 long.

23 Do not forget ^H7911 the voice ^H6963 of Your adversaries ^H6887,

The rumbling ^H7588 of those who rise ^H6965 against You which ascends ^H5927 continually ^H8548.