Tehillim 74 — Hebrew–OJB Interlinear

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מַשְׂכִּ֗יל SDBH A Maskil לְאָ֫סָ֥ף SDBH of Asaph לָמָ֣ה SDBH Why אֱ֭לֹהִים SDBH O G-d זָנַ֣חְתָּ SDBH have You rejected us forever לָנֶ֑צַח SDBH . . . יֶעְשַׁ֥ן SDBH smolder אַ֝פְּךָ֗ SDBH Why does Your anger בְּצֹ֣אן SDBH against the sheep מַרְעִיתֶֽךָ׃ SDBH of Your pasture

(A Maskil of Asaph) O Elohim, why hast Thou cast us off lanetzach? Why doth Thine anger smoke against the tzon (sheep) of Thy mireh (pasture)?

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זְכֹ֤ר SDBH Remember עֲדָתְךָ֨׀ SDBH Your congregation קָ֘נִ֤יתָ SDBH which You purchased קֶּ֗דֶם SDBH long ago גָּ֭אַלְתָּ SDBH and redeemed שֵׁ֣בֶט SDBH as the tribe נַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָ SDBH of Your inheritance הַר־ SDBH Mount צִ֝יּ֗וֹן SDBH Zion זֶ֤ה׀ SDBH . . . שָׁכַ֬נְתָּ SDBH where You dwell בּֽוֹ׃

Remember Thy Edah (congregation), which Thou hast purchased of old; the shevet (tribe) of Thine nachalah, which Thou hast redeemed: this Har Tziyon, wherein Thou hast dwelt.

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הָרִ֣ימָה SDBH Turn פְ֭עָמֶיךָ SDBH Your steps לְמַשֻּׁא֣וֹת SDBH ruins נֶ֑צַח SDBH to the everlasting כָּל־ to everything הֵרַ֖ע SDBH has destroyed אוֹיֵ֣ב SDBH the enemy בַּקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ SDBH in the sanctuary

Lift up Thy footsteps unto the mashu'ot netzach (perpetual ruins); even all that the oyev hath done wickedly in the Kodesh [the Beis HaMikdash].

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שָׁאֲג֣וּ SDBH have roared צֹ֭רְרֶיךָ SDBH Your foes בְּקֶ֣רֶב SDBH within מוֹעֲדֶ֑ךָ SDBH Your meeting place שָׂ֖מוּ SDBH they have unfurled אוֹתֹתָ֣ם SDBH their banners אֹתֽוֹת׃ SDBH as signs

Thine enemies roar in the midst of Thy Mo'ed (place of meeting); they set up their banners for otot (signs, i.e., their heathen insignia).

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יִ֭וָּדַע SDBH like men כְּמֵבִ֣יא SDBH wielding לְמָ֑עְלָה SDBH בִּֽסֲבָךְ־ SDBH in a thicket עֵ֝֗ץ SDBH of trees קַרְדֻּמּֽוֹת׃ SDBH axes

It had been as though one lifted up kardumim (axes) upon the thicket of etz.

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וְעֵת SDBH and פִּתּוּחֶ֣יהָ SDBH the carvings יָּ֑חַד SDBH all בְּכַשִּׁ֥יל SDBH with hatchets וְ֝כֵֽילַפֹּ֗ת SDBH and picks יַהֲלֹמֽוּן׃ SDBH smashing

But now they break down the carved panels [of the Beis HaMikdash] at once with hammers and chisels.

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שִׁלְח֣וּ SDBH They have burned בָ֭אֵשׁ SDBH . . . מִקְדָּשֶׁ֑ךָ SDBH Your sanctuary לָ֝אָ֗רֶץ SDBH to the ground חִלְּל֥וּ SDBH they have defiled מִֽשְׁכַּן־ SDBH the dwelling place שְׁמֶֽךָ׃ SDBH of Your Name

They have set ablaze Thy Mikdash, burning it to the ground; they have brought chillul to the Mishkan Shemecha (the dwelling place of Thy Name).

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אָמְר֣וּ SDBH They said בְ֭לִבָּם SDBH in their hearts נִינָ֣ם SDBH We will crush them יָ֑חַד SDBH completely שָׂרְפ֖וּ SDBH They burned down כָל־ every מוֹעֲדֵי־ SDBH place אֵ֣ל SDBH where G-d met us בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ SDBH in the land

They said in their hearts, Let us crush them altogether; they have burned up all the Mo'adei El in HaAretz.

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אֽוֹתֹתֵ֗ינוּ SDBH signs לֹ֥א SDBH There are no רָ֫אִ֥ינוּ SDBH for us to see אֵֽין־ SDBH There is no ע֥וֹד longer נָבִ֑יא SDBH any prophet וְלֹֽא־ SDBH And none אִ֝תָּ֗נוּ SDBH of us יֹדֵ֥עַ SDBH knows עַד־ SDBH how long מָֽה׃ SDBH this will last

We see not our otot (signs); there is no longer any navi; neither is there among us any that knoweth ad mah (until when).

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עַד־ SDBH How long מָתַ֣י SDBH . . . אֱ֭לֹהִים SDBH O G-d יְחָ֣רֶף SDBH taunt You צָ֑ר SDBH will the enemy יְנָ֘אֵ֤ץ SDBH revile אוֹיֵ֖ב SDBH Will the foe שִׁמְךָ֣ SDBH Your name לָנֶֽצַח׃ SDBH forever

O Elohim ad mosai, (how long) shall the adversary revile? Shall the oyev (enemy) blaspheme Thy Shem lanetzach (forever)?

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לָ֤מָּה SDBH Why תָשִׁ֣יב SDBH do You withdraw יָ֭דְךָ SDBH Your strong וִֽימִינֶ֑ךָ SDBH right hand מִקֶּ֖רֶב SDBH Stretch it out חוֹקְךָ SDBH . . . כַלֵּֽה׃ SDBH to destroy them

Why withdrawest Thou Thy Yad, even Thy Yamin (Right Hand)? Take it out of Thy Kheyk (bosom) and destroy [them].

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וֵ֭אלֹהִים SDBH Yet G-d מַלְכִּ֣י SDBH [is] my King מִקֶּ֑דֶם SDBH from ancient times פֹּעֵ֥ל SDBH working יְ֝שׁוּע֗וֹת SDBH salvation בְּקֶ֣רֶב SDBH on הָאָֽרֶץ׃ SDBH the earth

For Elohim is my Melech mikedem (from of old), working Yeshuah (salvation) in the midst of Ha'Aretz.

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אַתָּ֤ה SDBH You פוֹרַ֣רְתָּ SDBH divided בְעָזְּךָ֣ SDBH by Your strength יָ֑ם SDBH the sea שִׁבַּ֖רְתָּ SDBH You smashed רָאשֵׁ֥י SDBH the heads תַ֝נִּינִ֗ים SDBH of the dragons עַל־ of הַמָּֽיִם׃ SDBH the sea

Thou didst divide the yam by Thy oz (power); Thou didst break the heads of the sea serpents in the waters.

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אַתָּ֣ה SDBH You רִ֭צַּצְתָּ SDBH crushed רָאשֵׁ֣י SDBH the heads לִוְיָתָ֑ן SDBH of Leviathan תִּתְּנֶ֥נּוּ You fed him מַ֝אֲכָ֗ל SDBH . . . לְעָ֣ם SDBH to the creatures לְצִיִּֽים׃ SDBH of the desert

Thou didst break the head of Leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be ma'akhal (food) to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

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אַתָּ֣ה SDBH You בָ֭קַעְתָּ SDBH broke open מַעְיָ֣ן SDBH the fountain וָנָ֑חַל SDBH and the flood אַתָּ֥ה SDBH You ה֝וֹבַ֗שְׁתָּ SDBH dried up נַהֲר֥וֹת SDBH rivers אֵיתָֽן׃ SDBH the ever-flowing

Thou didst break open the fountain and the flood; Thou driedst up mighty naharot (rivers).

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לְךָ֣ is Yours י֭וֹם SDBH The day אַף־ SDBH and also לְךָ֥ לָ֑יְלָה SDBH the night אַתָּ֥ה SDBH You הֲ֝כִינ֗וֹתָ SDBH established מָא֥וֹר SDBH the moon וָשָֽׁמֶשׁ׃ SDBH and the sun

The yom is Thine, the lailah also is Thine; Thou hast prepared the ma'ohr (luminary, moon) and the shemesh.

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אַתָּ֣ה SDBH You הִ֭צַּבְתָּ SDBH set כָּל־ all גְּבוּל֣וֹת SDBH the boundaries אָ֑רֶץ SDBH of the earth קַ֥יִץ SDBH the summer וָ֝חֹ֗רֶף SDBH and winter אַתָּ֥ה SDBH You יְצַרְתָּם׃ SDBH made

Thou hast set all the boundaries of Eretz; Thou hast made kayitz (summer) and choref (winter).

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זְכָר־ SDBH Remember זֹ֗את SDBH how א֭וֹיֵב SDBH the enemy חֵרֵ֣ף׀ SDBH has mocked You יְהוָ֑ה SDBH Hashem/Adonoi וְעַ֥ם SDBH people נָ֝בָ֗ל SDBH how a foolish נִֽאֲצ֥וּ SDBH has spurned שְׁמֶֽךָ׃ SDBH Your name

Remember this, that the oyev (enemy) hath reproached Hashem, and that the am naval (foolish people) have blasphemed Shimcha.

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אַל־ Do not תִּתֵּ֣ן deliver לְ֭חַיַּת SDBH to beasts נֶ֣פֶשׁ SDBH the soul תּוֹרֶ֑ךָ SDBH of Your dove חַיַּ֥ת SDBH the lives עֲ֝נִיֶּ֗יךָ SDBH of Your afflicted אַל־ do not תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח SDBH forget לָנֶֽצַח׃ SDBH forever

O deliver not the nefesh of Thy turtledove unto the wild beast; forget not the life of Thy aniyim (poor) lanetzach (forever).

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הַבֵּ֥ט SDBH Consider לַבְּרִ֑ית SDBH Your covenant כִּ֥י for מָלְא֥וּ SDBH fill מַחֲשַׁכֵּי־ SDBH the dark places אֶ֝֗רֶץ SDBH of the land נְא֣וֹת SDBH haunts חָמָֽס׃ SDBH of violence

Have regard unto the Brit (covenant); for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of chamas.

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אַל־ Do not יָשֹׁ֣ב SDBH retreat דַּ֣ךְ SDBH let the oppressed נִכְלָ֑ם SDBH in shame עָנִ֥י SDBH may the poor וְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹן SDBH and needy יְֽהַלְל֥וּ SDBH praise שְׁמֶֽךָ׃ SDBH Your name

O let not the oppressed return in shame; let the oni and evyon praise Thy Shem.

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קוּמָ֣ה SDBH Rise up אֱ֭לֹהִים SDBH O G-d רִיבָ֣ה SDBH defend רִיבֶ֑ךָ SDBH Your cause זְכֹ֥ר SDBH Remember חֶרְפָּתְךָ֥ SDBH mocks You מִנִּי־ how נָ֝בָ֗ל SDBH the fool כָּל־ all הַיּֽוֹם׃ SDBH day long

Arise, O Elohim, fight for Thine Own cause; remember how the naval (foolish man) revileth Thee kol hayom.

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אַל־ Do not תִּ֭שְׁכַּח SDBH disregard ק֣וֹל SDBH the clamor צֹרְרֶ֑יךָ SDBH of Your adversaries שְׁא֥וֹן SDBH the uproar קָ֝מֶ֗יךָ SDBH of Your enemies עֹלֶ֥ה SDBH that ascends תָמִֽיד׃ SDBH continually

Forget not the kol (voice) of Thine enemies, the tumult of those against Thee that rises up tamid (continually). [T.N. CF LK 2:23-24 AND PS 74:19 REMEMBERING THAT THE TURTLEDOVE WAS THE SACRIFICE OF THE POOR, WHICH MOSHIACH WOULD BE, NOT A RICH MAN BUT ANI, ACCORDING TO ZECH 9:9.]