Psalms 74 Parallel Bible Translations

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Bishops' Bible of 1568
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1 A wise instruction (to be song) of Asaph. O Lorde wherfore dost thou forsake vs altogether? wherfore breaketh foorth thy anger agaynst the sheepe of thy pasture. O God, why do you cast us off forever? Why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture? A maskil of Asaph. O God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?
2 Remember thy congregation, thou hast possest it nowe a long tyme: thou hast redeemed the rodde of thine inheritaunce, euen mount Sion wherein thou dwellest. Remember your congregation, which you have purchased of old, which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your heritage! Remember Mount Zion, where you have dwelt. Remember the nation you purchased long ago, the people of your inheritance, whom you redeemed— Mount Zion, where you dwelt.
3 Lyft vp thy feete for to destroy vtterly euery enemie: which hath done euyll in thy sanctuarie. Direct your steps to the perpetual ruins; the enemy has destroyed everything in the sanctuary! Turn your steps toward these everlasting ruins, all this destruction the enemy has brought on the sanctuary.
4 Thyne aduersaries roare in the myddest of thy congregations: and set vp their banners for signes of victorie. Your foes have roared in the midst of your meeting place; they set up their own signs for signs. Your foes roared in the place where you met with us; they set up their standards as signs.
5 He that hewed tymber afore out of thicke woddes for to builde the temple: was esteemed as one offeryng a present to God aboue. They were like those who swing axes in a forest of trees. They behaved like men wielding axes to cut through a thicket of trees.
6 But nowe they breake downe into peeces all the carued worke therof: with axes and hammers. And all its carved wood they broke down with hatchets and hammers. They smashed all the carved paneling with their axes and hatchets.
7 They haue set fire on thy holy places: they haue defiled the dwellyng place of thy name castyng it downe to the groud. They set your sanctuary on fire; they profaned the dwelling place of your name, bringing it down to the ground. They burned your sanctuary to the ground; they defiled the dwelling place of your Name.
8 Yea, they sayde in their heartes, let vs make hauocke of them altogether: thus haue they burnt vp all the houses of God in the lande. They said to themselves, “We will utterly subdue them”; they burned all the meeting places of God in the land. They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely!” They burned every place where God was worshiped in the land.
9 We see not our ensignes, there is not one prophete more: no not one is there amongst vs that vnderstandeth our case. We do not see our signs; there is no longer any prophet, and there is none among us who knows how long. We are given no signs from God; no prophets are left, and none of us knows how long this will be.
10 O Lorde shall the aduersarie do this dishonour continually? shall the enemie blaspheme thy name for euer? How long, O God, is the foe to scoff? Is the enemy to revile your name forever? How long will the enemy mock you, God? Will the foe revile your name forever?
11 Why withdrawest thou thy hande, yea thy right hande? consume them, drawing it out of thy bosome. Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand? Take it from the fold of your garment and destroy them! Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand? Take it from the folds of your garment and destroy them!
12 Truely God is my kyng of olde: who worketh saluation in the myddest of the earth. Yet God my King is from of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth. But God is my King from long ago; he brings salvation on the earth.
13 Thou didst deuide the sea through thy power: thou brakest the heades of the dragons in the waters. You divided the sea by your might; you broke the heads of the sea monsters on the waters. It was you who split open the sea by your power; you broke the heads of the monster in the waters.
14 Thou smotest the heades of Leuiathan in peeces: and gauest hym to be meate for the people in wildernesse. You crushed the heads of Leviathan; you gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness. It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan and gave it as food to the creatures of the desert.
15 Thou broughtest out fountaynes and waters out of the harde rockes: thou dyddest drye vp mightie waters. You split open springs and brooks; you dried up ever-flowing streams. It was you who opened up springs and streams; you dried up the ever-flowing rivers.
16 The day is thine, & the nyght is thine: thou hast prepared the light & the sunne. Yours is the day, yours also the night; you have established the heavenly lights and the sun. The day is yours, and yours also the night; you established the sun and moon.
17 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast ordeyned summer and wynter. You have fixed all the boundaries of the earth; you have made summer and winter. It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth; you made both summer and winter.
18 Remember this O God, the enemie hath dishonoured: and the foolishe people hath blasphemed thy name. Remember this, O LORD, how the enemy scoffs, and a foolish people reviles your name. Remember how the enemy has mocked you, LORD, how foolish people have reviled your name.
19 O deliuer not the soule of thy turtle doue vnto a wylde beast: forget not the congregation of the poore for euer. Do not deliver the soul of your dove to the wild beasts; do not forget the life of your poor forever. Do not hand over the life of your dove to wild beasts; do not forget the lives of your afflicted people forever.
20 Loke vpon the couenaunt: for darknesse of the earth hath replenisshed houses with iniquitie. Have regard for the covenant, for the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence. Have regard for your covenant, because haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.
21 O let not the simple go away ashamed: but let the afflicted & needy geue prayse vnto thy name. Let not the downtrodden turn back in shame; let the poor and needy praise your name. Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace; may the poor and needy praise your name.
22 Arise O Lord, mayntayne thine owne cause: remember the dishonour that the foolishe man doth vnto thee dayly. Arise, O God, defend your cause; remember how the foolish scoff at you all the day! Rise up, O God, and defend your cause; remember how fools mock you all day long.
23 Forget not the voyce of thine enemies: the mutteryng of them that hate thee ascendeth vp continually. Do not forget the clamor of your foes, the uproar of those who rise against you, which goes up continually! Do not ignore the clamor of your adversaries, the uproar of your enemies, which rises continually.
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