Psalm 74

Psalms 74: Syllables: 463; Longest recitation: 10; Tenor: f# 25.49%;
Ornament density: 9.5%; Average phrase length: 9.6.

1 An insight of Asaph. Why O God? will you reject us in perpetuity? Will your anger fume against the sheep of your pasture? (1-2-4-1)
א משכ֗יל לא֫ס֥ף למ֣ה א֭להים זנ֣חת לנ֑צח יעש֥ן א֝פך֗ בצ֣אן מרעיתֽך	5 11 10		a mwcil lasf lmh alohim znkt lnxk iywn apç bxan mryitç
2 Remember your assembly that you purchased of old, that you redeemed, the sceptre of your inheritance, that hill of Zion where you dwell. (1-4-1)
ב זכ֤ר עדתך֨ ק֘נ֤ית ק֗דם ג֭אלת ש֣בט נחלת֑ך הר־צ֝י֗ון ז֤ה שכ֬נת בֽו	20 8		b zcor ydtç qnit qdm galt wbT nkltç hr-xion zh wcnt bo
3 Stamp your foot in this perpetual catastrophe, all the evil of an enemy in the sanctuary. (1-4-1)
ג הר֣ימה פ֭עמיך למשא֣ות נ֑צח כל־הר֖ע אוי֣ב בקֽדש	13 8		g hrimh pymiç lmwuaot nxk cl-hry aoib bqodw
4 Your adversaries roar within your appointed place. They set up their signs as signs. (1-4-1)
ד שאג֣ו צ֭רריך בק֣רב מועד֑ך ש֖מו אותת֣ם אתֽות	13 7		d wagu xorriç bqrb moydç wmu aototm aotot
5 ♪g Famous is one who wields to the ascendant, wedges in a thicket of a tree. (g-1-4-1)
ה י֭ודע כמב֣יא למ֑עלה בסבך־ע֝֗ץ קרדמֽות	9 7		h iivvdy cmbia lmylh bsboç-yx qrdumot
6 ♪g But now her carving, together, with axes and crowbars, they smite. (g-1-4-1)
ו ו֭עתה פתוח֣יה י֑חד בכש֥יל ו֝כֽילפ֗ת יהלמֽון	9 11		v vyth pitukih ikd bcwil vcilpot ihlomun
7 They set loose fire from your sanctuary. In the land they profane the dwelling-place of your name. (1-4-1)
ז שלח֣ו ב֭אש מקדש֑ך ל֝א֗רץ חלל֥ו מֽשכן־שמֽך	8 10		z wlku baw mqdwç larx killu mwcn-wmç
8 They said in their heart, We will suppress them together. They have incinerated all the appointed places of God in the land. (1-4-1)
ח אמר֣ו ב֭לבם נינ֣ם י֑חד שרפ֖ו כל־מועדי־א֣ל באֽרץ	9 10		k amru blibm ninm ikd wrpu cl-moydi-al barx
9 Our signs we do not see. There is a prophet no longer, and none with us who knows how long. (1-2-4-1)
ט אֽותת֗ינו ל֥א ר֫א֥ינו אֽין־ע֥וד נב֑יא ולֽא־א֝ת֗נו יד֥ע עד־מֽה	8 4 9		T aototinu la rainu ain-yod nbia vla-aitnu iody yd-mh
10 How long O God will a foe reproach? Will an enemy spurn your name in perpetuity? (1-4-1)
י עד־מת֣י א֭להים יח֣רף צ֑ר ינ֘א֤ץ אוי֖ב שמך֣ לנֽצח	10 10		i yd-mtii alohim ikrf xr inax aoib wmç lnxk
11 ♪C Why do you turn your hand, even your right hand? From near your chest, finish. (C-1-4-1)
יא ל֤מה תש֣יב י֭דך וֽימינ֑ך מק֖רב חֽיקך֣ כלֽה	10 7		ia lmh twib idç viminç mqrb kiqç clh
12 ♪g But God is my king from of old, working victories within the earth. (g-1-4-1)
יב ו֭אלהים מלכ֣י מק֑דם פע֥ל י֝שוע֗ות בק֣רב האֽרץ	8 11		ib valohim mlci mqdm poyl iwuyot bqrb harx
13 You yourself thwarted the sea by your strength. You broke the heads of the dragons over the waters. (1-4-1)
יג את֤ה פור֣רת בעזך֣ י֑ם שב֖רת ראש֥י ת֝נינ֗ים על־המֽים	9 12		ig ath porrt byozç im wibrt rawi tninim yl-hmim
14 You yourself splintered the heads of Leviathan. You gave him as food to a people of wild places. (1-4-1)
יד את֣ה ר֭צצת ראש֣י לוית֑ן תתנ֥נו מ֝אכ֗ל לע֣ם לציֽים	10 11		id ath rixxt rawi lvvitn titnnu macl lym lxiim
15 You yourself split spring and torrent. You yourself dried up the perennial rivers. (1-4-1)
טו את֣ה ב֭קעת מעי֣ן ונ֑חל את֥ה ה֝וב֗שת נהר֥ות איתֽן	10 10		Tv ath bqyt myiin vnkl ath hobwt nhrot aitn
16 To you is day indeed, to you night. You yourself established light and sun. (1-4-1)
טז לך֣ י֭ום אף־לך֥ ל֑ילה את֥ה ה֝כינ֗ות מא֥ור ושֽמש	8 11		Tz lç iom af-lç lilh ath hcinot maor vwmw
17 You yourself laid out all the borders of earth. Summer and autumn you yourself fashioned them. (1-4-1)
יז את֣ה ה֭צבת כל־גבול֣ות א֑רץ ק֥יץ ו֝ח֗רף את֥ה יצרתֽם	11 9		iz ath hxbt cl-gbulot arx qix vkorf ath ixrtm
18 Remember this, an enemy reproached Yahweh, and a senseless people spurned your name. (1-4-1)
יח זכר־ז֗את א֭ויב חר֣ף יהו֑ה וע֥ם נ֝ב֗ל נֽאצ֥ו שמֽך	9 10		ik zcor-zat aoib kirf ihvh vym nbl niaxu wmç
19 Do not give to animals the throat of your turtledove. The life of your poor do not forget in perpetuity. (1-4-1)
יט אל־תת֣ן ל֭חית נ֣פש תור֑ך חי֥ת ע֝ני֗יך אל־תשכ֥ח לנֽצח	11 12		iT al-titn lkit npw torç kit yniiç al-twck lnxk
20 Take note of the covenant, for full are the dark places of the earth, the haunts of violence. (1-4-1)
כ הב֥ט לבר֑ית כ֥י מלא֥ו מחשכי־א֝֗רץ נא֣ות חמֽס	4 12		c hbT lbrit ci mlau mkwci-arx naot kms
21 Let not the crushed return humiliated. Let the poor and needy praise your name. (1-4-1)
כא אל־יש֣ב ד֣ך נכל֑ם ענ֥י ו֝אבי֗ון יֽהלל֥ו שמֽך	6 11		ca al-iwob dç nclm yni vabion ihllu wmç
22 Arise O God, strive your strife. Remember your reproach from the senseless all the day long. (1-4-1)
כב קומ֣ה א֭להים ריב֣ה ריב֑ך זכ֥ר חרפתך֥ מני־נ֝ב֗ל כל־היֽום	10 11		cb qumh alohim ribh ribç zcor krptç mni-nbl cl-hiom
23 Do not forget the voice of your adversaries, the noise of those who arise over you ascending continually. (1-4-1)
כג אל־ת֭שכח ק֣ול צרר֑יך שא֥ון ק֝מ֗יך על֥ה תמֽיד	7 9		cg al-twck qol xorriç waon qmiç yolh tmid

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