Psalms 74

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	NOVA VULGATA
1 A maskil of Asaph. I Why, God, have you cast us off forever? Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture?	1 Maskil. Asaph. Ut quid, Deus, reppulisti in finem, iratus est furor tuus super oves pascuae tuae?
2 Remember your flock that you gathered of old, the tribe you redeemed as your very own. Remember Mount Zion where you dwell.	2 Memor esto congregationis tuae, quam possedisti ab initio. Redemisti virgam hereditatis tuae: mons Sion, in quo habitasti.
3 Turn your steps toward the utter ruins, toward the sanctuary devastated by the enemy.	3 Leva gressus tuos in ruinas sempiternas: omnia vastavit inimicus in sancto.
4 Your foes roared triumphantly in your shrine; they set up their own tokens of victory.	4 Rugierunt, qui oderunt te, in medio congregationis tuae; posuerunt signa sua in signa.
5 They hacked away like foresters gathering boughs, swinging their axes in a thicket of trees.	5 Visi sunt quasi in altum securim vibrantes in silva condensa.
6 They smashed all your engraved work, pounded it with hammer and pick.	6 Exciderunt ianuas eius in idipsum; in securi et ascia deiecerunt.
7 They set your sanctuary on fire; the abode of your name they razed and profaned.	7 Incenderunt igni sanctuarium tuum, in terram polluerunt tabernaculum nominis tui;
8 They said in their hearts, "Destroy them all! Burn all the shrines of God in the land!"	8 dixerunt in corde suo: “ Opprimamus eos simul ”. Combusserunt omnes congregationes Dei in terra.
9 Now we see no signs, we have no prophets, no one who knows how long.	9 Signa nostra non vidimus; iam non est propheta, et apud nos non est qui cognoscat amplius.
10 How long, O God, shall the enemy jeer? Shall the foe revile your name forever?	10 Usquequo, Deus, improperabit inimicus, spernet adversarius nomen tuum in finem?
11 Why draw back your right hand, why keep it idle beneath your cloak?	11 Ut quid avertis manum tuam et tenes dexteram tuam in medio sinu tuo?
12 Yet you, God, are my king from of old, winning victories throughout the earth.	12 Deus autem rex noster ante saecula, operatus est salutes in medio terrae.
13 You stirred up the sea in your might; you smashed the heads of the dragons on the waters.	13 Tu conscidisti in virtute tua mare, contribulasti capita draconum in aquis.
14 You crushed the heads of Leviathan, tossed him for food to the sharks.	14 Tu confregisti capita Leviathan, dedisti eum escam monstris maris.
15 You opened up springs and torrents, brought dry land out of the primeval waters.	15 Tu dirupisti fontes et torrentes; tu siccasti fluvios perennes.
16 Yours the day and yours the night; you set the moon and sun in place.	16 Tuus est dies, et tua est nox, tu fabricatus es luminaria et solem.
17 You fixed all the limits of the earth; summer and winter you made.	17 Tu statuisti omnes terminos terrae, aestatem et hiemem, tu plasmasti ea.
18 Remember how the enemy has jeered, O LORD, how a foolish people has reviled your name.	18 Memor esto huius: inimicus improperavit Domino, et populus insipiens sprevit nomen tuum.
19 Do not surrender to beasts those who praise you; do not forget forever the life of your afflicted.	19 Ne tradas bestiis animas confitentes tibi et animas pauperum tuorum ne obliviscaris in finem.
20 Look to your covenant, for the land is filled with gloom; the pastures, with violence.	20 Respice in testamentum, quia repleta sunt latibula terrae tentoriis violentiae.
21 Let not the oppressed turn back in shame; may the poor and needy praise your name.	21 Ne revertatur humilis factus confusus; pauper et inops laudabunt nomen tuum.
22 Arise, God, defend your cause; remember the constant jeers of the fools.	22 Exsurge, Deus, iudica causam tuam; memor esto improperiorum tuorum, quae ab insipiente fiunt tota die.
23 Do not ignore the clamor of your foes, the unceasing uproar of your enemies.	23 Ne obliviscaris voces inimicorum tuorum; tumultus adversariorum tuorum ascendit semper.