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Psalm 74

1 The faithful complaine of the deſtruction of the Church & true religion. 2 Vnder the name of Zión, and the Temple deſtroyed: 11 And truſting in the might & fre mercies of God, 20 By his couenans, 21 They require helpe & ſuccour for the glorie of Gods holie Name, for the ſaluacion of his poore afflicted ſeruants. 23 And the confuſion of his proude enemies.
¶ A Pſalme to giue inſtruction, committed to Aſáph.
1.O God, why haſt thou put vs away for euer? why is thy wrath kindled againſt the ſhepe of thy paſture?
2.Thinke vpon thy Congregacion, which thou haſt poſſeſſed of olde, & on the rod of thine inheritance, which thou haſt redemed, & on this mount Zión, wherein thou haſt dwelt.
3.Lift vp thy ſtrokes, that thou maieſt for euer deſtroye euerie enemie that doeth euil to the Sanctuarie.
4.Thine aduerſaries roare in the middes of thy Congregacion, & ſet vp their banners for ſignes.
5.He that lifted the axes vpon the thicke trees, was renoumed, as one, that broght a thing to perfection:
6.But now they breake downe the carued worke thereof with axes and hammers.
7.They haue caſt thy Sanctuarie into the fyre, & raſed it to the ground, and haue defiled the dwelling place of thy Name.
8.They ſaid in their hearts, Let vs deſtroye them altogether: they haue burnt all the Synagogues of God in the land.
9.We ſe not our ſignes: there is not one Prophet more, nor anie with vs that knoweth how long.
10.O God, how long ſhal the aduerſarie reproche thee? ſhal the enemie blaſpheme thy Name for euer?
11.Why withdraweſt thou thine hand, euen thy right hãd? drawe it out of thy boſome, & conſume them.
12.Euen God is my King of olde, working ſaluacion in the middes of the earth.
13.Thou dideſt diuide ye Sea by thy power: thou brakeſt the heades of the dragons in the waters.
14.Thou brakeſt the head of Liuiathán in pieces, and gaueſt him to be meat for the people in wildernes.
15.Thou brakeſt vp the fountaine and riuer: thou dryedſt vp mightie riuers.
16.The daye is thine, and the night is thine: thou haſt prepared the light and the ſunne.
17.Thou haſt ſet all the borders of ye earth: thou haſt made ſomer and winter.
18.Remember this, that the enemie hathe reproched the Lord, and the fooliſh people hathe blaſphemed thy Name.
19.Giue not the ſoule of thy turtle dooue vnto the beaſt, & forget not the Congregacion of thy poore for euer.
20.Conſider thy couenant: for the darke places of the earth are ful of the habitacions of the cruel.
21.Oh let not the oppreſſed returne aſhamed, but let the poore & nedie praiſe thy Name.
22.Ariſe, ô God: mainteine thine owne cauſe: remember thy dailie reproche by the fooliſh man.
23.Forget not the voyce of thine enemies: for the tumulte of them, that riſe againſt thee, aſcendeth continually.

Notes

1:a.
The Church of God being oppreſſed by the tyrannie ether of y Babyloniaus, or of Antiochus, praieth to God by whoſe hãd this yoke was laied vpon them for their ſinnes.
2:b.
Which inherita: ce ÿ haſt meaſured out for thy ſelf as with a line or rod.
3:".
Ebr. fete
4:e.
They haue deſtroyed thy true religion & ſpread their banners in ſigne of defiance.
5:f.
He cõmendeth the Temple for y coſtlie matter, the excellent workemanſhip & beautie therof ẅ notwithſtãding the enemies did deſtroye.
8:g.
They incouraged one another to crueltie, y not onely Gods people might be deſtroyed, but alſo his religion vtterly in all places ſuppreſſed.
9:h.
They lamẽt y they haue no Prophet amõg them to ſhewe them how lõg their miſeries ſhulde endure.
11:i.
They ioyne their deliuerãce with Gods glorie & power, knowing that the puniſhment of the enemie ſhulde be their deliuerance.
12:k.
Meaning, in the ſight of all the worlde.
13:l.
To wit, Pharaobs armie.
14:m.
Which was a great mõſtre of the ſea, or whale, meanĩg Ph raóh
14:n.
His deſtruction did reioyce the as meat refreſſieth the bodie.
16:o.
Seing that God by his prouidence gouerneth & diſpoſeth all thĩgs, he gathereth y he wil take care chiefly for his children
19:p.
He meaneth y Church of God, ẅ is expoſed as a pray to the wicked.
20:q.
That is all places where thy worde ſhineth not, there reigneth tyrãnie & ambitiõ.
22:r.
He ſheweth that God can not ſuffer his Church to be oppreſſed, except he loſe his ow ne right.
23:".
Or, increaſeth more and more.