Verse 5
Psalms 74:5
New Living Translation
5
They swung their axes<br>like woodcutters in a forest.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
יִ֭וָּדַע כְּ/מֵבִ֣יא לְ/מָ֑עְלָ/ה בִּֽ/סֲבָךְ עֵ֝֗ץ קַרְדֻּמּֽוֹת
English Translation
He will be known as one who brings to the high place in the thicket of trees of axes.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 74 Context
1
O God (Elohim), why have you rejected us so long?<br>Why is your anger so intense against the sheep...
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2
Remember that we are the people you chose long ago,<br>the tribe you redeemed as your own special po...
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3
Walk through the awful ruins of the city;<br>see how the enemy has destroyed your sanctuary.<br>
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4
There your enemies shouted their victorious battle cries;<br>there they set up their battle standard...
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5
They swung their axes<br>like woodcutters in a forest.<br>
6
With axes and picks,<br>they smashed the carved paneling.<br>
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7
They burned your sanctuary to the ground.<br>They defiled the place that bears your name.<br>
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8
Then they thought, “Let’s destroy everything!”<br>So they burned down all the places where God (Eloh...
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9
We no longer see your miraculous signs.<br>All the prophets are gone,<br>and no one can tell us when...
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10
How long, O God (Elohim), will you allow our enemies to insult you?<br>Will you let them dishonor yo...
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11
Why do you hold back your strong right hand?<br>Unleash your powerful fist and destroy them.<br>
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12
You, O God (Elohim), are my king from ages past,<br>bringing salvation to the earth.<br>
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13
You split the sea by your strength<br>and smashed the heads of the sea monsters.<br>
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14
You crushed the heads of Leviathan<br>and let the desert animals eat him.<br>
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15
You caused the springs and streams to gush forth,<br>and you dried up rivers that never run dry.<br>
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16
Both day and night belong to you;<br>you made the starlight and the sun.<br>
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17
You set the boundaries of the earth,<br>and you made both summer and winter.<br>
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18
See how these enemies insult you, LORD.<br>A foolish nation has dishonored your name.<br>
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19
Don’t let these wild beasts destroy your turtledoves.<br>Don’t forget your suffering people forever....
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20
Remember your covenant promises,<br>for the land is full of darkness and violence!<br>
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21
Don’t let the downtrodden be humiliated again.<br>Instead, let the poor and needy praise your name.<...
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22
Arise, O God (Elohim), and defend your cause.<br>Remember how these fools insult you all day long.<b...
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23
Don’t overlook what your enemies have said<br>or their growing uproar.<br>
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