Psalms 74 תְּהִלִּים
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1מַשְׂכִּ֗יל לְאָ֫סָ֥ף לָמָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים זָנַ֣חְתָּ לָנֶ֑צַח יֶעְשַׁ֥ן אַ֝פְּךָ֗ בְּצֹ֣אן מַרְעִיתֶֽךָ׃
maskil le'asaf lama elohim zanachta lanetzach ye'shan appekha betzon mar'itekha
Maschil of Asaph. Why, O God, hast Thou cast us off for ever? Why doth Thine anger smoke against the flock of Thy pasture?
2זְכֹ֤ר עֲדָתְךָ֨ ׀ קָ֘נִ֤יתָ קֶּ֗דֶם גָּ֭אַלְתָּ שֵׁ֣בֶט נַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָ הַר־צִ֝יּ֗וֹן זֶ֤ה ׀ שָׁכַ֬נְתָּ בּֽוֹ׃
zekhor adatkha kanita kedem ga'alta shevet nachalatekha har-tziyyon ze shakhanta bo
Remember Thy congregation, which Thou hast gotten of old, Which Thou hast redeemed to be the tribe of Thine inheritance; And mount Zion, wherein Thou hast dwelt.
3הָרִ֣ימָה פְ֭עָמֶיךָ לְמַשֻּׁא֣וֹת נֶ֑צַח כָּל־הֵרַ֖ע אוֹיֵ֣ב בַּקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃
harima fe'amekha lemashuot netzach kal-hera' oyev bakkodesh
Lift up Thy steps because of the perpetual ruins, Even all the evil that the enemy hath done in the sanctuary.
4שָׁאֲג֣וּ צֹ֭רְרֶיךָ בְּקֶ֣רֶב מוֹעֲדֶ֑ךָ שָׂ֖מוּ אוֹתֹתָ֣ם אֹתֽוֹת׃
sha'agu tzorrekha bekerev mo'adekha samu ototam otot
Thine adversaries have roared in the midst of Thy meeting-place; They have set up their own signs for signs.
5יִ֭וָּדַע כְּמֵבִ֣יא לְמָ֑עְלָה בִּֽסֲבָךְ־עֵ֝֗ץ קַרְדֻּמּֽוֹת׃
yivvada' kemevi lema'la bisavakh-etz kardummot
It seemed as when men wield upwards Axes in a thicket of trees.
6ועת [וְ֭עַתָּה] פִּתּוּחֶ֣יהָ יָּ֑חַד בְּכַשִּׁ֥יל וְ֝כֵֽילַפֹּ֗ת יַהֲלֹמֽוּן׃
ve'atta pittucheha yachad bekhashil vekhelappot yahalomun
And now all the carved work thereof together They strike down with hatchet and hammers.
7שִׁלְח֣וּ בָ֭אֵשׁ מִקְדָּשֶׁ֑ךָ לָ֝אָ֗רֶץ חִלְּל֥וּ מִֽשְׁכַּן־שְׁמֶֽךָ׃
shilchu va'esh mikdashekha la'aretz chillelu mishkan-shemekha
They have set Thy sanctuary on fire; They have profaned the dwelling-place of Thy name even to the ground.
8אָמְר֣וּ בְ֭לִבָּם נִינָ֣ם יָ֑חַד שָׂרְפ֖וּ כָל־מוֹעֲדֵי־אֵ֣ל בָּאָֽרֶץ׃
amru velibbam ninam yachad sarfu khal-mo'ade-el ba'aretz
They said in their heart: 'Let us make havoc of them altogether'; They have burned up all the meeting-places of God in the land.
9אֽוֹתֹתֵ֗ינוּ לֹ֥א רָ֫אִ֥ינוּ אֵֽין־ע֥וֹד נָבִ֑יא וְלֹֽא־אִ֝תָּ֗נוּ יֹדֵ֥עַ עַד־מָֽה׃
ototenu lo ra'inu en-od navi velo-ittanu yodea ad-ma
We see not our signs; There is no more any prophet; Neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.
10עַד־מָתַ֣י אֱ֭לֹהִים יְחָ֣רֶף צָ֑ר יְנָ֘אֵ֤ץ אוֹיֵ֖ב שִׁמְךָ֣ לָנֶֽצַח׃
ad-matay elohim yecharef tzar yena'etz oyev shimkha lanetzach
How long, O God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme Thy name for ever?
11לָ֤מָּה תָשִׁ֣יב יָ֭דְךָ וִֽימִינֶ֑ךָ מִקֶּ֖רֶב חוקך [חֵֽיקְךָ֣] כַלֵּֽה׃
lamma tashiv yadkha viminekha mikkerev chekkha khalle
Why withdrawest Thou Thy hand, even Thy right hand? Draw it out of Thy bosom and consume them.
12וֵ֭אלֹהִים מַלְכִּ֣י מִקֶּ֑דֶם פֹּעֵ֥ל יְ֝שׁוּע֗וֹת בְּקֶ֣רֶב הָאָֽרֶץ׃
velohim malki mikkedem po'el yeshu'ot bekerev ha'aretz
Yet God is my King of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.
13אַתָּ֤ה פוֹרַ֣רְתָּ בְעָזְּךָ֣ יָ֑ם שִׁבַּ֖רְתָּ רָאשֵׁ֥י תַ֝נִּינִ֗ים עַל־הַמָּֽיִם׃
atta forarta ve'azzekha yam shibbarta rashe tanninim al-hammayim
Thou didst break the sea in pieces by Thy strength; Thou didst shatter the heads of the sea-monsters in the waters.
14אַתָּ֣ה רִ֭צַּצְתָּ רָאשֵׁ֣י לִוְיָתָ֑ן תִּתְּנֶ֥נּוּ מַ֝אֲכָ֗ל לְעָ֣ם לְצִיִּֽים׃
atta ritzatzta rashe livyatan tittenennu ma'akhal le'am letziyyim
Thou didst crush the heads of leviathan, Thou gavest him to be food to the folk inhabiting the wilderness.
15אַתָּ֣ה בָ֭קַעְתָּ מַעְיָ֣ן וָנָ֑חַל אַתָּ֥ה ה֝וֹבַ֗שְׁתָּ נַהֲר֥וֹת אֵיתָֽן׃
atta vaka'ta ma'yan vanachal atta hovashta naharot etan
Thou didst cleave fountain and brook; Thou driedst up ever-flowing rivers.
16לְךָ֣ י֭וֹם אַף־לְךָ֥ לָ֑יְלָה אַתָּ֥ה הֲ֝כִינ֗וֹתָ מָא֥וֹר וָשָֽׁמֶשׁ׃
lekha yom af-lekha layla atta hakhinota maor vashamesh
Thine is the day, Thine also the night; Thou hast established luminary and sun.
17אַתָּ֣ה הִ֭צַּבְתָּ כָּל־גְּבוּל֣וֹת אָ֑רֶץ קַ֥יִץ וָ֝חֹ֗רֶף אַתָּ֥ה יְצַרְתָּם׃
atta hitzavta kal-gevulot aretz kayitz vachoref atta yetzartam
Thou hast set all the borders of the earth; Thou hast made summer and winter.
18זְכָר־זֹ֗את א֭וֹיֵב חֵרֵ֣ף ׀ יְהוָ֑ה וְעַ֥ם נָ֝בָ֗ל נִֽאֲצ֥וּ שְׁמֶֽךָ׃
zekhar-zot oyev cheref ADONAI ve'am naval ni'atzu shemekha
Remember this, how the enemy hath reproached the LORD, And how a base people have blasphemed Thy name.
19אַל־תִּתֵּ֣ן לְ֭חַיַּת נֶ֣פֶשׁ תּוֹרֶ֑ךָ חַיַּ֥ת עֲ֝נִיֶּ֗יךָ אַל־תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח לָנֶֽצַח׃
al-titten lechayyat nefesh torekha chayyat aniyyekha al-tishkach lanetzach
O deliver not the soul of Thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast; Forget not the life of Thy poor for ever.
20הַבֵּ֥ט לַבְּרִ֑ית כִּ֥י מָלְא֥וּ מַחֲשַׁכֵּי־אֶ֝֗רֶץ נְא֣וֹת חָמָֽס׃
habbet labberit ki malu machashakke-eretz neot chamas
Look upon the covenant; For the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence.
21אַל־יָשֹׁ֣ב דַּ֣ךְ נִכְלָ֑ם עָנִ֥י וְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹן יְֽהַלְל֥וּ שְׁמֶֽךָ׃
al-yashov dakh nikhlam ani ve'evyon yehallu shemekha
O let not the oppressed turn back in confusion; Let the poor and needy praise Thy name.
22קוּמָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים רִיבָ֣ה רִיבֶ֑ךָ זְכֹ֥ר חֶרְפָּתְךָ֥ מִנִּי־נָ֝בָ֗ל כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃
kuma elohim riva rivekha zekhor cherpatkha minni-naval kal-hayyom
Arise, O God, plead Thine own cause; Remember Thy reproach all the day at the hand of the base man.
23אַל־תִּ֭שְׁכַּח ק֣וֹל צֹרְרֶ֑יךָ שְׁא֥וֹן קָ֝מֶ֗יךָ עֹלֶ֥ה תָמִֽיד׃
al-tishkach kol tzorrekha sheon kamekha ole tamid
Forget not the voice of Thine adversaries, The tumult of those that rise up against Thee which ascendeth continually.
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Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (ketiv shown with the qere in brackets). JPS 1917 and the Hebrew use Hebrew verse numbers; the English column uses English numbering, which sometimes differs by a verse.