What, O God, have you rejected to the end? Is Your anger angry against the sheep of Your pasture? Remember Thy host, which Thou hast acquired from the beginning, which Thou hast delivered with the rod of Thy inheritance, this Mount Zion, in which Thou hast dwelt. Lift up Your hand against their pride to the end, O great enemy of Your holiness. And those who hated Thee praised themselves in the midst of Thy festival, setting up their signs, signs, and not knowing, as in the exodus above, as in the oak grove, the trees were cut with axes. I destroyed its doors together: with a slash and an insult. Having set Thy holy place on fire, I have desecrated the habitation of Thy name on the earth. They decided in their hearts together: come and let us put away all the holidays of God from the earth. We have not seen their signs: there is no prophet, and no one knows us. How long, O God, will the enemy reproach? Will the enemy annoy Your name to the end? How dost thou turn away thy hand and thy right hand from the midst of thy bosom unto the end? God our King brought salvation into the midst of the earth before the ages.
You established the sea with Your power, You wiped out the heads of the serpents in the water, You crushed the head of the serpent, You gave it to the people of Ethiopia. You have broken up the springs and streams, You have dried up the rivers of Itham. Yours is the day, and Yours is the night: You made the dawn and the sun. You created all the ends of the earth, you created the harvest and the spring. Remember this, the enemy has reproached the Lord, and people have provoked Your name to madness. Do not betray the soul that confesses to You to the beast; do not completely forget the souls of Your poor. Look upon Thy covenant, for the darkening of the earth is filled with houses of iniquity. May the humble and disgraced, the poor and the wretched not return and praise Your name. Arise, O God, judge Thy, remember Thy reproach, even from the fool all day long. Do not forget the voice of Your prayer book; I will take away the pride of those who hate You. Why, O God, have You completely rejected us? Is Your anger kindled against the sheep of Your pasture?
Remember Your people, whom You chose of old; He freed him with the rod of Your dominion - this Mount Zion, on which You dwelt. Raise Your hands and completely crush the pride of the enemy! How much evil he has done in Your sanctuary! How Your haters boasted during Your holiday: they set up images of their gods, but did not recognize our sacred images; They also placed them above the gates. As in a forest oak grove, all the doors of the church were cut with axes; They destroyed them with a poleaxe and an ax. Thy sanctuary has been set on fire; They have desecrated the abode of Your name on earth. Their allies said in their hearts: “Come, let us abolish all the feasts of God on earth!” We have not seen any images of us; there are no more prophets, and we will be forgotten. How long, O God, will the enemy revile You? How long will the enemy humiliate Your name? Why don’t you give us with your hand, your right hand, the blessings hidden in your heart? But God our King, before the ages, prepared salvation for us in the midst of the earth. Thou hast divided the sea by Thy power; You destroyed the serpents in the water; You crushed the head of the serpent and gave it to the Ethiopian people as food.
You have plucked springs and streams from the earth, You have dried up the full-flowing rivers. You are the ruler of the day, You are the ruler of the night; You created the dawn and the sun. You have marked the limits of the earth; You created summer and spring. Remember this: the enemy reviles You, O Lord, the foolish people blaspheme Your name. Do not betray to these beasts the souls that glorify You; Do not forget your poor souls! Look upon those who keep Your covenant; for the houses of iniquity have multiplied in the darkened land. May the humble not be put to shame! Let the poor and wretched praise Your name! Arise, O God, resolve Your litigation! Remember how madmen revile You every day! Don't forget the voices of those praying to You! Your haters are rising higher and higher in pride!
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
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Psalm 74
In the end, let him not corrupt you, a psalm of songs to Asaph.
In the end, lest you destroy, psalm, song of Asaph, 74
We confess to You, O God, we confess to You, and we will call on Your name; I will tell you all your wonders. Whenever I accept the time, I will judge righteousness. The earth melted and all those living on it, I strengthened its pillars. Reh to the wicked, do not commit iniquity: and to those who sin, do not lift up your horns, do not lift up your horn on the height, and do not speak falsely against God: for it is lower from the exodus, lower from the west, lower from empty mountains For God is a judge: this he humbles, and this he exalts. Like a cup in the hand of the Lord, the wine is not dissolved, full of dissolution, and turn away from sowing into this: lest His thirst be exhausted, all the sinners of the earth will drink. I will rejoice forever, I will sing praises to the God of Jacob: and I will break all the horns of sinners, and the horn of the righteous will be exalted. Let us glorify You, O God, let us glorify You and call on Your name. I will tell about all Your wonders. “When I choose the time, I, your Lord, will execute righteous judgment. The earth shook with all those living on it; but I will strengthen its pillars.”
I, Asaph, said to the wrongdoers: “Do not commit lawlessness!” And to sinners: “Do not be arrogant!” Do not raise your horns high and do not speak lies about God! For judgment will not come from the east, not from the west, not from the desert mountains; For God is the Judge: He humbles one and exalts another. For the cup of wrath is in the hand of the Lord, containing undiluted wine, full of strength, and He pours it out, now on some, now on others; but the power of the wine will not be exhausted; all the sinners of the earth will drink it. I will rejoice forever, I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. “I, your Lord, will break the pride of sinners, and the race of the righteous will rise!”
Psalm 75
Finally, in songs, a psalm to Asaph, a song to the Assyrian.
Finally, psalm of Asaph, song of the Assyrian, 75.
God is known in Judah: His name is great in Israel. And His place was to be in the world, and His dwelling place was in Zion. There, destroy the fortresses of bows, weapons and swords and warfare. You enlighten marvelously from the eternal mountains. Confused by all the foolishness of my heart, I fell asleep in my sleep, and gained all man’s riches in my hands. Because of Thy rebuke, O God, Jacob all slumbered on their horses. You are terrible, and who will resist You? From here comes Your wrath. It was heard from heaven that you created judgment: the earth was afraid, and kept silent, and then rise up to the judgment of God, to save all the meek earth. For the thoughts of man are confessed to You: and the remnant of the thoughts celebrates You. Pray and give thanks to the Lord our God. All who are around Him will bring gifts to him who is terrible and takes away the spirits of princes, who is terrible than the kings of the earth. God is glorified in Judea, His name is exalted in Israel. And His dwelling place was filled with peace, His abode in Zion. There He crushed the weapons, the strong bows, the sword, and the enemies. You shone marvelously upon the nations from the heights of the eternal mountains.
The foolish in heart were in confusion; They fell asleep in the sleep of death, and the rich booty was no longer in the hands of these men. Because of Your threat, O God of Jacob, the riders on their horses fell asleep in the sleep of death. You are formidable, who will resist You? From that time on we learned the power of Your anger. You have proclaimed the verdict from Heaven; the earth feared and fell silent when God carried out judgment, saving all the meek on earth. Therefore, man will glorify You in his thoughts and praise You with every thought. Pray and give praise to the Lord our God! All those gathered in His church will bring gifts to the Terrible and the one who takes the life of princes, terrible to the kings of the earth.
Psalm 76
Finally, O Idithum, a psalm to Asaph.
Finally, through Idithum, psalm of Asaph, 76.