Psalm 74:1-Psalm 75:1 - Prayer For Israel

¹ An Instruction of Asaph. Why, O God, hast Thou cast off for ever? Thine anger smoketh against the flock of Thy pasture. ² Remember Thy company. Thou didst purchase of old, Thou didst redeem the rod of Thy inheritance, This mount Zion -- Thou didst dwell in it. ³ Lift up Thy steps to the perpetual desolations, Everything the enemy did wickedly in the sanctuary. ⁴ Roared have thine adversaries, In the midst of Thy meeting-places, They have set their ensigns as ensigns. ⁵ He is known as one bringing in on high Against a thicket of wood -- axes. ⁶ And now, its carvings together With axe and hatchet they break down, ⁷ They have sent into fire Thy sanctuary, to the earth they polluted the tabernacle of Thy name, ⁸ They said in their hearts, 'Let us oppress them together,' They did burn all the meeting-places of God in the land. ⁹ Our ensigns we have not seen, There is no more a prophet, Nor with us is one knowing how long. ¹⁰ Till when, O God, doth an adversary reproach? Doth an enemy despise thy name for ever? ¹¹ Why dost Thou turn back Thy hand, Even Thy right hand? From the midst of Thy bosom remove it.

¹² And God is my king of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth. ¹³ Thou hast broken by Thy strength a sea -monster, Thou hast shivered Heads of dragons by the waters, ¹⁴ Thou hast broken the heads of leviathan, Thou makest him food, For the people of the dry places. ¹⁵ Thou hast cleaved a fountain and a stream, Thou hast dried up perennial flowings. ¹⁶ Thine is the day, also Thine is the night, Thou hast prepared a light giver -- the sun. ¹⁷ Thou hast set up all the borders of earth, Summer and winter Thou hast formed them.

¹⁸ Remember this -- an enemy reproached Jehovah, And a foolish people have despised Thy name. ¹⁹ Give not up to a company, The soul of Thy turtle-dove, The company of Thy poor ones forget not for ever. ²⁰ Look attentively to the covenant, For the dark places of earth, Have been full of habitations of violence. ²¹ Let not the oppressed turn back ashamed, Let the poor and needy praise Thy name, ²² Arise, O God, plead Thy plea, Remember Thy reproach from a fool all the day. ²³ Forget not the voice of Thine adversaries, The noise of Thy withstanders is going up continually!

¹ To the Overseer. -- 'Destroy not.' -- A Psalm of Asaph. -- A Song. We have given thanks to Thee, O God, We have given thanks, and near is Thy name, They have recounted Thy wonders.