Psalms 74 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 75

¹For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Psalm by Asaph. A song. We give thanks to you, God. We give thanks, for your Name is near. Men tell about your wondrous works.

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764), Altaschith^H516^(H8686), A Psalm^H4210 or Song^H7892 of Asaph^H623. Unto thee, O God^H430, do we give thanks^H3034^(H8689), unto thee do we give thanks^H3034^(H8689): for that thy name^H8034 is near^H7138 thy wondrous works^H6381^(H8737) declare^H5608^(H8765).

² When I choose the appointed time, I will judge blamelessly.

KJVWhen I shall receive^H3947^(H8799) the congregation^H4150 I will judge^H8199^(H8799) uprightly^H4339.

³ The earth and all its inhabitants quake. I firmly hold its pillars. Selah.

KJVThe earth^H776 and all the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) thereof are dissolved^H4127^(H8737): I bear up^H8505^(H8765) the pillars^H5982 of it. Selah^H5542.

⁴ I said to the arrogant, “Don’t boast!” I said to the wicked, “Don’t lift up the horn.

KJVI said^H559^(H8804) unto the fools^H1984^(H8802), Deal not foolishly^H1984^(H8799): and to the wicked^H7563, Lift not up^H7311^(H8686) the horn^H7161:

⁵ Don’t lift up your horn on high. Don’t speak with a stiff neck.”

KJVLift not up^H7311^(H8686) your horn^H7161 on high^H4791: speak^H1696^(H8762) not with a stiff^H6277 neck^H6677.

⁶ For neither from the east, nor from the west, nor yet from the south, comes exaltation.

KJVFor promotion^H7311^(H8687)^(H8676)^H2022 cometh neither from the east^H4161, nor from the west^H4628, nor from the south^H4057.

⁷ But God is the judge. He puts down one, and lifts up another.

KJVBut God^H430 is the judge^H8199^(H8802): he putteth down^H8213^(H8686) one, and setteth up^H7311^(H8686) another.

⁸ For in Yahweh’s hand there is a cup, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours it out. Indeed the wicked of the earth drink and drink it to its very dregs.

KJVFor in the hand^H3027 of the LORD^H3068 there is a cup^H3563, and the wine^H3196 is red^H2560^(H8804); it is full^H4392 of mixture^H4538; and he poureth out^H5064^(H8686) of the same^H2088: but the dregs^H8105 thereof, all the wicked^H7563 of the earth^H776 shall wring them out^H4680^(H8799), and drink^H8354^(H8799) them.

⁹ But I will declare this forever: I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

KJVBut I will declare^H5046^(H8686) for ever^H5769; I will sing praises^H2167^(H8762) to the God^H430 of Jacob^H3290.

¹⁰ I will cut off all the horns of the wicked, but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.

KJVAll the horns^H7161 of the wicked^H7563 also will I cut off^H1438^(H8762); but the horns^H7161 of the righteous^H6662 shall be exalted^H7311^(H8783).

WEB·Psalms 74

¹A contemplation by Asaph. God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?

KJVMaschil^H4905^(H8688) of Asaph^H623. O God^H430, why hast thou cast us off^H2186^(H8804) for ever^H5331? why doth thine anger^H639 smoke^H6225^(H8799) against the sheep^H6629 of thy pasture^H4830?

² Remember your congregation, which you purchased of old, which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your inheritance: Mount Zion, in which you have lived.

KJVRemember^H2142^(H8798) thy congregation^H5712, which thou hast purchased^H7069^(H8804) of old^H6924; the rod^H7626 of thine inheritance^H5159, which thou hast redeemed^H1350^(H8804); this mount^H2022 Zion^H6726, wherein thou hast dwelt^H7931^(H8804).

³ Lift up your feet to the perpetual ruins, all the evil that the enemy has done in the sanctuary.

KJVLift up^H7311^(H8685) thy feet^H6471 unto the perpetual^H5331 desolations^H4876; even all that the enemy^H341^(H8802) hath done wickedly^H7489^(H8689) in the sanctuary^H6944.

⁴ Your adversaries have roared in the middle of your assembly. They have set up their standards as signs.

KJVThine enemies^H6887^(H8802) roar^H7580^(H8804) in the midst^H7130 of thy congregations^H4150; they set up^H7760^(H8804) their ensigns^H226 for signs^H226.

⁵ They behaved like men wielding axes, cutting through a thicket of trees.

KJVA man was famous^H3045^(H8735) according as he had lifted up^H935^(H8688)^H4605 axes^H7134 upon the thick^H5442 trees^H6086.

⁶ Now they break all its carved work down with hatchet and hammers.

KJVBut now they break down^H1986^(H8799) the carved work^H6603 thereof at once^H3162 with axes^H3781 and hammers^H3597.

⁷ They have burned your sanctuary to the ground. They have profaned the dwelling place of your Name.

KJVThey have cast^H7971^(H8765) fire^H784 into thy sanctuary^H4720, they have defiled^H2490^(H8765) by casting down the dwelling place^H4908 of thy name^H8034 to the ground^H776.

⁸ They said in their heart, “We will crush them completely.” They have burned up all the places in the land where God was worshiped.

KJVThey said^H559^(H8804) in their hearts^H3820, Let us destroy^H3238^(H8799) them together^H3162: they have burned up^H8313^(H8804) all the synagogues^H4150 of God^H410 in the land^H776.

⁹ We see no miraculous signs. There is no longer any prophet, neither is there among us anyone who knows how long.

KJVWe see^H7200^(H8804) not our signs^H226: there is no more any prophet^H5030: neither is there among us any that knoweth^H3045^(H8802) how long^H5704.

¹⁰ How long, God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme your name forever?

KJVO God^H430, how long shall the adversary^H6862 reproach^H2778^(H8762)? shall the enemy^H341^(H8802) blaspheme^H5006^(H8762) thy name^H8034 for ever^H5331?

¹¹ Why do you draw back your hand, even your right hand? Take it from your chest and consume them!

KJVWhy withdrawest^H7725^(H8686) thou thy hand^H3027, even thy right hand^H3225? pluck^H3615^(H8761) it out of^H7130 thy bosom^H2436^(H8675)^H2436.

¹² Yet God is my King of old, working salvation throughout the earth.

KJVFor God^H430 is my King^H4428 of old^H6924, working^H6466^(H8802) salvation^H3444 in the midst^H7130 of the earth^H776.

¹³ You divided the sea by your strength. You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.

KJVThou didst divide^H6565^(H8782) the sea^H3220 by thy strength^H5797: thou brakest^H7665^(H8765) the heads^H7218 of the dragons^H8577 in the waters^H4325.

¹⁴ You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces. You gave him as food to people and desert creatures.

KJVThou brakest^H7533^(H8765) the heads^H7218 of leviathan^H3882 in pieces, and gavest^H5414^(H8799) him to be meat^H3978 to the people^H5971 inhabiting the wilderness^H6728.

¹⁵ You opened up spring and stream. You dried up mighty rivers.

KJVThou didst cleave^H1234^(H8804) the fountain^H4599 and the flood^H5158: thou driedst up^H3001^(H8689) mighty^H386 rivers^H5104.

¹⁶ The day is yours, the night is also yours. You have prepared the light and the sun.

KJVThe day^H3117 is thine, the night^H3915 also is thine: thou hast prepared^H3559^(H8689) the light^H3974 and the sun^H8121.

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

KJVThou hast set^H5324^(H8689) all the borders^H1367 of the earth^H776: thou hast made^H3335^(H8804) summer^H7019 and winter^H2779.

¹⁸ Remember this, that the enemy has mocked you, Yahweh. Foolish people have blasphemed your name.

KJVRemember^H2142^(H8798) this, that the enemy^H341^(H8802) hath reproached^H2778^(H8765), O LORD^H3068, and that the foolish^H5036 people^H5971 have blasphemed^H5006^(H8765) thy name^H8034.

¹⁹ Don’t deliver the soul of your dove to wild beasts. Don’t forget the life of your poor forever.

KJVO deliver^H5414^(H8799) not the soul^H5315 of thy turtledove^H8449 unto the multitude^H2416 of the wicked: forget^H7911^(H8799) not the congregation^H2416 of thy poor^H6041 for ever^H5331.

²⁰ Honor your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the earth.

KJVHave respect^H5027^(H8685) unto the covenant^H1285: for the dark^H4285 places of the earth^H776 are full^H4390^(H8804) of the habitations^H4999 of cruelty^H2555.

²¹ Don’t let the oppressed return ashamed. Let the poor and needy praise your name.

KJVO let not the oppressed^H1790 return^H7725^(H8799) ashamed^H3637^(H8737): let the poor^H6041 and needy^H34 praise^H1984^(H8762) thy name^H8034.

²² Arise, God! Plead your own cause. Remember how the foolish man mocks you all day.

KJVArise^H6965^(H8798), O God^H430, plead^H7378^(H8798) thine own cause^H7379: remember^H2142^(H8798) how the foolish man^H5036 reproacheth^H2781 thee daily^H3117.

²³ Don’t forget the voice of your adversaries. The tumult of those who rise up against you ascends continually.

KJVForget^H7911^(H8799) not the voice^H6963 of thine enemies^H6887^(H8802): the tumult^H7588 of those that rise up^H6965^(H8801) against thee increaseth^H5927^(H8802) continually^H8548.

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