Psalm 74
Chant Psalter
Natural Speech Rhythm
Ut quid, Deus?
1 O God, wherefore art thou absent from | us so | long? ||
why is thy wrath so | hot a•gainst the | 3 sheep of • thy | pasture? ||
2 O think upon thy congregation, * whom thou hast purchased, and re- | deemed of | old. ||
3 Think upon the tribe of thine inheritance, and Mount | Sion, • where- | in • thou hast | dwelt. ||
4 3 Lift | up thy | feet, ||
that thou mayest utterly destroy every enemy, 3 which | hath done | evil • in thy | sanc•tuary. ||
5 Thine adversaries roar in the midst of thy | congre- | gations, ||
and set | up their | 3 banners for | tokens. ||
6 He that hewed timber afore out of the thick trees, * was known to bring it to an | 3 excellent | • work. ||
7 But now they break down all the carved | work there•of with | 3 axes and | hammers. ||
8 They have set fire upon thy | holy | places, ||
and have defiled the dwelling-place of thy | Name, • even | 3 unto the | ground. ||
9 Yea, they said in their hearts, Let us make havock of them | alto- | gether: ||
thus have they burnt up all the | 3 houses of | God • in the | land. ||
9 Yea, they said in their hearts, Let us make havoc of them | alto- | gether: ||
thus have they burnt up all the | 3 houses of | God • in the | land. ||
10 We 3 see | not our | tokens; ||
there is not one prophet more; * no, not one is there among us, that under- | standeth | any | more. ||
11 O God, how long shall the adversary 3 do | this dis- | honour? ||
how long shall the enemy blas- | pheme thy | Name for | ever? ||
11 O God, how long shall the adversary 3 do | this dis- | honour? ||
shall the enemy blas- | pheme thy | Name for | ever? ||
12 Why with- | drawest • thou thy | hand? ||
why pluckest thou not thy right hand out of thy | bosom • to con- | sume the | ene•my? ||
13 For God is my | King of | old; ||
the help that is done upon | earth, he | doeth • it him- | self. ||
14 Thou didst divide the 3 sea | through thy | power; ||
thou brakest the | heads • of the | dragons • in the | waters. ||
15 Thou smotest the heads of le- | via•than in | pieces, ||
and gavest him to be | meat • for the | people • in the | wilder•ness. ||
15 Thou smotest the heads of le- | via•than in | pieces, ||
and gavest him to be | meat • for the | people • of the | wilder•ness. ||
16 Thou broughtest out fountains and waters out of the | hard | rocks; ||
thou | 3 driedst up | mighty | waters. ||
17 The day is | thine, • and the | night is • thine; ||
thou hast pre- | pared the | light • and the | sun. ||
18 Thou hast set all the | borders • of the | earth; ||
3 thou | hast made | summer • and | winter. ||
19 Remember this, O Lord, how the | enemy • hath re- | buked; ||
and how the foolish | people • hath blas- | phemed thy | Name. ||
20 O deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the | multi•tude of the | ene•mies; ||
and forget not the congre- | gation • of the | poor for | ever. ||
21 Look up- | on the | cove•nant; ||
for all the earth is full of | darkness • and | cruel • habi- | tations. ||
22 O let not the simple go a- | way a- | shamed; ||
but let the poor and | needy • give | praise un•to thy | Name. ||
23 Arise, O God, main- | tain thine • own | cause; ||
remember how the | foolish • man blas- | 3 phemeth thee | daily. ||
24 Forget not the | 3 voice of • thine | ene•mies: ||
the presumption of them that hate thee in- | creaseth • ever | more and | more. ||
Glory | be • to the | Father, ||
and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||
As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||
is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||
