Verse 1
Psalms 74:1
Bible in Basic English
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<Maschil. Of Asaph.> Of God (Elohim), why have you put us away from you for ever? why is the fire of your wrath smoking against the sheep who are your care?
Original Language Text
hebrew
מַשְׂכִּ֗יל לְ/אָ֫סָ֥ף לָ/מָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים זָנַ֣חְתָּ לָ/נֶ֑צַח יֶעְשַׁ֥ן אַ֝פְּ/ךָ֗ בְּ/צֹ֣אן מַרְעִיתֶֽ/ךָ
English Translation
A wise one for Asaph: Why, O God, have you rejected us forever? Your anger smokes against the sheep of your pasture.
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Chapter 74 Context
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<Maschil. Of Asaph.> Of God (Elohim), why have you put us away from you for ever? why is the fire of...
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Keep in mind your band of worshippers, for whom you gave payment in the days which are past, whom yo...
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Go up and see the unending destruction; all the evil which your haters have done in the holy place;
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Sending out their voices like lions among your worshippers; they have put up their signs to be seen.
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They are cutting down, like a man whose blade is lifted up against the thick trees.
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Your doors are broken down with hammers and iron blades.
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They have put on fire your holy place; they have made the place of your name unclean, pulling it dow...
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They have said in their hearts, Let us put an end to them all together; they have given over to the...
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We do not see our signs: there is no longer any prophet, or anyone among us to say how long.
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O God (Elohim), how long will those who are against us say cruel things? will the hater go on lookin...
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Why are you keeping back your hand, and covering your right hand in your robe?
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For from the past God (Elohim) is my King, working salvation in the earth.
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13
The sea was parted in two by your strength; the heads of the great sea-beasts were broken.
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The heads of the great snake were crushed by you; you gave them as food to the fishes of the sea.
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You made valleys for fountains and springs; you made the ever-flowing rivers dry.
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The day is yours and the night is yours: you made the light and the sun.
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By you all the limits of the earth were fixed; you have made summer and winter.
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Keep this in mind, O Lord, that your haters have said cruel things, and that your name has been look...
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O give not the soul of your dove to the hawk; let not the life of the poor go out of your memory for...
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Keep in mind your undertaking; for the dark places of the earth are full of pride and cruel acts.
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O let not the crushed be turned back in shame; let the low man and the poor give praise to your name...
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Up! O God (Elohim), be the judge of your cause; keep in mind the bitter things which the man of evil...
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Keep in mind the voice of your haters; the outcry of those who come against you goes up every day.
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