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祈求 神记念他的子民

亚萨的训诲诗。

74  神啊!你为甚么永远丢弃我们呢?

为甚么你的怒气向你草场上的羊群好象烟冒出呢?(本节在《马索拉文本》包括细字标题)

求你记念你在古时买赎的会众,

就是你赎回作你产业的民族;

求你记念你所居住的锡安山。

求你举步去看那些长久荒凉的地方,

去看仇敌在圣所里所行的一切恶事。

你的敌人在敬拜你的聚会中吼叫,

他们竖起了自己的旗帜为记号。

他们好象那些举起斧子,

在树林中砍伐树木的人。

圣殿中的一切雕刻,

他们都用斧子和铳子打碎了。

他们用火把你的圣所烧成焦土,

他们亵渎你名的居所。

他们心里说:“我们要把它们完全毁灭!”

他们烧毁了地上一切敬拜 神的聚会地方。

我们看不见我们的记号,

也不再有先知;

我们中间也没有人知道这灾祸要到几时。

10  神啊!敌人辱骂你要到几时呢?

仇敌亵慢你的名要到永远吗?

11 你为甚么把你的手,就是你的右手收回呢?

求你从怀中抽出来毁灭他们。

12  神自古以来就是我的君王,

在地上施行拯救。

13 你曾用你的大能分开大海,

把海中怪兽的头都打碎了。

14 你砸碎了利未亚坦(“利未亚坦”为原文音译词,或译:“海怪”〔伯3:8〕或“鳄鱼”〔伯41:1〕)的头,

把牠给住在旷野的人作食物。

15 你曾开辟泉源和溪流,

又使长流不息的江河干涸。

16 白昼是你的,黑夜也是你的,

月亮和太阳,都是你设立的。

17 地上的一切疆界都是你立定的,

夏天和冬天都是你制定的。

18 耶和华啊!仇敌辱骂你,

愚顽人亵渎你的名,

求你记念这事。

19 求你不要把你斑鸠的性命交给野兽,

不要永远忘记你困苦人的性命。

20 求你顾念所立的约,

因为地上黑暗的地方充满了强暴的居所。

21 不要使受欺压的人蒙羞回去,

要使困苦、贫穷的人赞美你的名。

22  神啊!求你起来,为你的案件辩护,

要记得愚顽人终日对你的辱骂。

23 求你不要忘记你敌人的声音,

不要忘记那些起来与你为敌的人不住加剧地喧闹。

Psalm 74

A maskil[a] of Asaph.

O God, why have you rejected(A) us forever?(B)
    Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?(C)
Remember the nation you purchased(D) long ago,(E)
    the people of your inheritance,(F) whom you redeemed(G)
    Mount Zion,(H) where you dwelt.(I)
Turn your steps toward these everlasting ruins,(J)
    all this destruction the enemy has brought on the sanctuary.

Your foes roared(K) in the place where you met with us;
    they set up their standards(L) as signs.
They behaved like men wielding axes
    to cut through a thicket of trees.(M)
They smashed all the carved(N) paneling
    with their axes and hatchets.
They burned your sanctuary to the ground;
    they defiled(O) the dwelling place(P) of your Name.(Q)
They said in their hearts, “We will crush(R) them completely!”
    They burned(S) every place where God was worshiped in the land.

We are given no signs from God;(T)
    no prophets(U) are left,
    and none of us knows how long this will be.
10 How long(V) will the enemy mock(W) you, God?
    Will the foe revile(X) your name forever?
11 Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand?(Y)
    Take it from the folds of your garment(Z) and destroy them!

12 But God is my King(AA) from long ago;
    he brings salvation(AB) on the earth.

13 It was you who split open the sea(AC) by your power;
    you broke the heads of the monster(AD) in the waters.
14 It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan(AE)
    and gave it as food to the creatures of the desert.(AF)
15 It was you who opened up springs(AG) and streams;
    you dried up(AH) the ever-flowing rivers.
16 The day is yours, and yours also the night;
    you established the sun and moon.(AI)
17 It was you who set all the boundaries(AJ) of the earth;
    you made both summer and winter.(AK)

18 Remember how the enemy has mocked you, Lord,
    how foolish people(AL) have reviled your name.
19 Do not hand over the life of your dove(AM) to wild beasts;
    do not forget the lives of your afflicted(AN) people forever.
20 Have regard for your covenant,(AO)
    because haunts of violence fill the dark places(AP) of the land.
21 Do not let the oppressed(AQ) retreat in disgrace;
    may the poor and needy(AR) praise your name.
22 Rise up,(AS) O God, and defend your cause;
    remember how fools(AT) mock you all day long.
23 Do not ignore the clamor(AU) of your adversaries,(AV)
    the uproar(AW) of your enemies,(AX) which rises continually.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 74:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term

A maskil of Asaph.

74 God, why have you turned away from us for so long?
    Why are you still angry with us, your own flock?
Remember the people you bought so long ago.
    You saved us, and we belong to you.
And remember Mount Zion, the place where you lived.
God, come walk through these ancient ruins.
    Come back to the Holy Place that the enemy destroyed.

The enemy shouted their war cries in the Temple.
    They put up their flags there to show they had won the war.
Their soldiers attacked the doors,
    like workmen chopping down trees.
Using axes and hatchets,
    they smashed the carved panels inside.
They burned down your Holy Place.
    It was built to honor your name,
    but they pulled it down to the ground.
The enemy decided to crush us completely.
    They burned every holy place[a] in the country.
We do not see any of our signs.[b]
    There are no more prophets.
    And no one knows how long this will last.
10 God, how much longer will the enemy make fun of us?
    Will you let them insult your name forever?
11 Why won’t you help us?
    Use your power to defeat our enemies!
12 God, you have been our King for a long time.
    You have saved us many times on this earth.
13 With your great power you split open the sea
    and broke the heads of the sea monster.
14 Yes, you smashed the heads of Leviathan[c]
    and left his body for animals to eat.
15 You make the springs and rivers flow,
    and you make the rivers dry up.
16 You control the day and the night.
    You made the sun and the moon.
17 You set the limits for everything on earth.
    And you created summer and winter.
18 Lord, remember, the enemy insulted you!
    Those foolish people hate your name!
19 Don’t give us like a helpless dove to those wild animals.
    Never forget your poor, suffering people.
20 Remember the agreement you gave us,
    because violence fills every dark place in this land.
21 Your people were treated badly.
    Don’t let them be hurt anymore.
    Let your poor, helpless people praise you.
22 God, get up and defend yourself!
    Remember, those fools challenged you.
23 Don’t forget the shouts of your enemies.
    They insulted you again and again.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 74:8 holy place Or “El meeting place.” This means every place where people went to meet with God.
  2. Psalm 74:9 signs These were probably signal fires that people burned as a way of passing messages from one town to the next. In war, this was a way people showed other towns that the enemy had not yet destroyed their own town.
  3. Psalm 74:14 sea monster … Leviathan These were creatures from ancient stories. People believed that they kept the world from being a safe, orderly place. So this verse means that God controls every part of the world and everything in it.

74 O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.

Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.

Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.

A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.

But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.

They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.

They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.

We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.

10 O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?

11 Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.

12 For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.

13 Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.

14 Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

15 Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.

16 The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.

17 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.

18 Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Lord, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.

19 O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.

20 Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.

21 O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.

22 Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.

23 Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.

A Plea for Relief from Oppressors

A [a]Contemplation of Asaph.

74 O God, why have You cast us off forever?
Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?
Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old,
The tribe of Your inheritance, which You have redeemed—
This Mount Zion where You have dwelt.
Lift up Your feet to the perpetual desolations.
The enemy has damaged everything in the sanctuary.
(A)Your enemies roar in the midst of Your meeting place;
(B)They set up their banners for signs.
They seem like men who lift up
Axes among the thick trees.
And now they break down its carved work, all at once,
With axes and hammers.
They have set fire to Your sanctuary;
They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground.
(C)They said in their hearts,
“Let us [b]destroy them altogether.”
They have burned up all the meeting places of God in the land.

We do not see our signs;
(D)There is no longer any prophet;
Nor is there any among us who knows how long.
10 O God, how long will the adversary [c]reproach?
Will the enemy blaspheme Your name forever?
11 (E)Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand?
Take it out of Your bosom and destroy them.
12 For (F)God is my King from of old,
Working salvation in the midst of the earth.
13 (G)You divided the sea by Your strength;
You broke the heads of the [d]sea serpents in the waters.
14 You broke the heads of [e]Leviathan in pieces,
And gave him as food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
15 (H)You broke open the fountain and the flood;
(I)You dried up mighty rivers.
16 The day is Yours, the night also is (J)Yours;
(K)You have prepared the light and the sun.
17 You have (L)set all the borders of the earth;
(M)You have made summer and winter.

18 Remember this, that the enemy has reproached, O Lord,
And that a foolish people has blasphemed Your name.
19 Oh, do not deliver the life of Your turtledove to the wild beast!
Do not forget the life of Your poor forever.
20 (N)Have respect to the covenant;
For the [f]dark places of the earth are full of the [g]haunts of [h]cruelty.
21 Oh, do not let the oppressed return ashamed!
Let the poor and needy praise Your name.

22 Arise, O God, plead Your own cause;
Remember how the foolish man [i]reproaches You daily.
23 Do not forget the voice of Your enemies;
The tumult of those who rise up against You increases continually.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 74:1 Heb. Maschil
  2. Psalm 74:8 oppress
  3. Psalm 74:10 revile
  4. Psalm 74:13 sea monsters
  5. Psalm 74:14 A large sea creature of unknown identity
  6. Psalm 74:20 hiding places
  7. Psalm 74:20 homes
  8. Psalm 74:20 violence
  9. Psalm 74:22 reviles or taunts