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Psalms 74

Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

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¹ ⓐ Why have You rejected us forever, God? Why does Your anger burn against the sheep of Your pasture? ⓑ

² Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe for Your own possession. ⓒ Remember Mount Zion where You dwell. ⓓ

³ Make Your way [1] to the everlasting ruins, to all that the enemy has destroyed in the sanctuary. ⓔ

⁴ Your adversaries roared in the meeting place where You met with us. [2] They set up their emblems as signs. ⓕ

⁵ It was like men in a thicket of trees, wielding axes, ⓖ

⁶ then smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks. ⓗ

⁷ They set Your sanctuary on fire; they utterly [3] desecrated the dwelling place of Your name. ⓘ

⁸ They said in their hearts, “Let us oppress them relentlessly.” They burned down every place throughout the land where God met with us. [4] ⓙ

⁹ There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer a prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last. ⓚ

¹⁰ God, how long will the enemy mock? Will the foe insult Your name forever? ⓛ

¹¹ Why do You hold back Your hand? Stretch out [5] Your right hand and destroy them! ⓜ

¹² God my King is from ancient times, performing saving acts on the earth. ⓝ

¹³ You divided the sea with Your strength; You smashed the heads of the sea monsters in the waters; ⓞ

¹⁴ You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert. ⓟ

¹⁵ You opened up springs and streams; ⓠ You dried up ever-flowing rivers. ⓡ

¹⁶ The day is Yours, also the night; You established the moon and the sun. ⓢ

¹⁷ You set all the boundaries of the earth; You made summer and winter. ⓣ

¹⁸ Remember this: the enemy has mocked Yahweh, and a foolish people has insulted Your name. ⓤ

¹⁹ Do not give the life of Your dove to beasts; [6] do not forget the lives of Your poor people forever. ⓥ

²⁰ Consider the covenant, ⓦ for the dark places of the land are full of violence. ⓧ

²¹ Do not let the oppressed turn away in shame; let the poor and needy praise Your name. ⓨ

²² Rise up, God, defend Your cause! ⓩ Remember the insults that fools bring against You all day long. ⓐ

²³ Do not forget the clamor of Your adversaries, the tumult of Your opponents that goes up constantly. ⓑ

#	HCSB
1	ⓐ Why have You rejected us forever, God? Why does Your anger burn against the sheep of Your pasture? ⓑ
2	Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe for Your own possession. ⓒ Remember Mount Zion where You dwell. ⓓ
3	Make Your way [1] to the everlasting ruins, to all that the enemy has destroyed in the sanctuary. ⓔ
4	Your adversaries roared in the meeting place where You met with us. [2] They set up their emblems as signs. ⓕ
5	It was like men in a thicket of trees, wielding axes, ⓖ
6	then smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks. ⓗ
7	They set Your sanctuary on fire; they utterly [3] desecrated the dwelling place of Your name. ⓘ
8	They said in their hearts, “Let us oppress them relentlessly.” They burned down every place throughout the land where God met with us. [4] ⓙ
9	There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer a prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last. ⓚ
10	God, how long will the enemy mock? Will the foe insult Your name forever? ⓛ
11	Why do You hold back Your hand? Stretch out [5] Your right hand and destroy them! ⓜ
12	God my King is from ancient times, performing saving acts on the earth. ⓝ
13	You divided the sea with Your strength; You smashed the heads of the sea monsters in the waters; ⓞ
14	You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert. ⓟ
15	You opened up springs and streams; ⓠ You dried up ever-flowing rivers. ⓡ
16	The day is Yours, also the night; You established the moon and the sun. ⓢ
17	You set all the boundaries of the earth; You made summer and winter. ⓣ
18	Remember this: the enemy has mocked Yahweh, and a foolish people has insulted Your name. ⓤ
19	Do not give the life of Your dove to beasts; [6] do not forget the lives of Your poor people forever. ⓥ
20	Consider the covenant, ⓦ for the dark places of the land are full of violence. ⓧ
21	Do not let the oppressed turn away in shame; let the poor and needy praise Your name. ⓨ
22	Rise up, God, defend Your cause! ⓩ Remember the insults that fools bring against You all day long. ⓐ
23	Do not forget the clamor of Your adversaries, the tumult of Your opponents that goes up constantly. ⓑ

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^{Psalms 74:1 [140]} Title: Probably a literary or musical term

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