Christian prayer
Psalm 74
Psalm 74 from the Bible, with its original text and meaning.
- 23 verses
- About 1 minute to recite
- From the Bible
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- 1
מַשְׂכִּ֗יל לְאָ֫סָ֥ף לָמָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים זָנַ֣חְתָּ לָנֶ֑צַח יֶעְשַׁ֥ן אַ֝פְּךָ֗ בְּצֹ֣אן מַרְעִיתֶֽךָ׃
Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
- 2
זְכֹ֤ר עֲדָתְךָ֨ ׀ קָ֘נִ֤יתָ קֶּ֗דֶם גָּ֭אַלְתָּ שֵׁ֣בֶט נַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָ הַר־צִ֝יּ֗וֹן זֶ֤ה ׀ שָׁכַ֬נְתָּ בּֽוֹ׃
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.
- 3
הָרִ֣ימָה פְ֭עָמֶיךָ לְמַשֻּׁא֣וֹת נֶ֑צַח כָּל־הֵרַ֖ע אוֹיֵ֣ב בַּקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃
Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.
- 4
שָׁאֲג֣וּ צֹ֭רְרֶיךָ בְּקֶ֣רֶב מוֹעֲדֶ֑ךָ שָׂ֖מוּ אוֹתֹתָ֣ם אֹתֽוֹת׃
Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.
- 5
יִ֭וָּדַע כְּמֵבִ֣יא לְמָ֑עְלָה בִּֽסֲבָךְ־עֵ֝֗ץ קַרְדֻּמּֽוֹת׃
A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.
- 6
ועת פִּתּוּחֶ֣יהָ יָּ֑חַד בְּכַשִּׁ֥יל וְ֝כֵֽילַפֹּ֗ת יַהֲלֹמֽוּן׃
But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.
- 7
שִׁלְח֣וּ בָ֭אֵשׁ מִקְדָּשֶׁ֑ךָ לָ֝אָ֗רֶץ חִלְּל֥וּ מִֽשְׁכַּן־שְׁמֶֽךָ׃
They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.
- 8
אָמְר֣וּ בְ֭לִבָּם נִינָ֣ם יָ֑חַד שָׂרְפ֖וּ כָל־מוֹעֲדֵי־אֵ֣ל בָּאָֽרֶץ׃
They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.
- 9
אֽוֹתֹתֵ֗ינוּ לֹ֥א רָ֫אִ֥ינוּ אֵֽין־ע֥וֹד נָבִ֑יא וְלֹֽא־אִ֝תָּ֗נוּ יֹדֵ֥עַ עַד־מָֽה׃
We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.
- 10
עַד־מָתַ֣י אֱ֭לֹהִים יְחָ֣רֶף צָ֑ר יְנָ֘אֵ֤ץ אוֹיֵ֖ב שִׁמְךָ֣ לָנֶֽצַח׃
O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
- 11
לָ֤מָּה תָשִׁ֣יב יָ֭דְךָ וִֽימִינֶ֑ךָ מִקֶּ֖רֶב חוקך כַלֵּֽה׃
Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.
- 12
וֵ֭אלֹהִים מַלְכִּ֣י מִקֶּ֑דֶם פֹּעֵ֥ל יְ֝שׁוּע֗וֹת בְּקֶ֣רֶב הָאָֽרֶץ׃
For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
- 13
אַתָּ֤ה פוֹרַ֣רְתָּ בְעָזְּךָ֣ יָ֑ם שִׁבַּ֖רְתָּ רָאשֵׁ֥י תַ֝נִּינִ֗ים עַל־הַמָּֽיִם׃
Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.
- 14
אַתָּ֣ה רִ֭צַּצְתָּ רָאשֵׁ֣י לִוְיָתָ֑ן תִּתְּנֶ֥נּוּ מַ֝אֲכָ֗ל לְעָ֣ם לְצִיִּֽים׃
Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
- 15
אַתָּ֣ה בָ֭קַעְתָּ מַעְיָ֣ן וָנָ֑חַל אַתָּ֥ה ה֝וֹבַ֗שְׁתָּ נַהֲר֥וֹת אֵיתָֽן׃
Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.
- 16
לְךָ֣ י֭וֹם אַף־לְךָ֥ לָ֑יְלָה אַתָּ֥ה הֲ֝כִינ֗וֹתָ מָא֥וֹר וָשָֽׁמֶשׁ׃
The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
- 17
אַתָּ֣ה הִ֭צַּבְתָּ כָּל־גְּבוּל֣וֹת אָ֑רֶץ קַ֥יִץ וָ֝חֹ֗רֶף אַתָּ֥ה יְצַרְתָּם׃
Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.
- 18
זְכָר־זֹ֗את א֭וֹיֵב חֵרֵ֣ף ׀ יְהוָ֑ה וְעַ֥ם נָ֝בָ֗ל נִֽאֲצ֥וּ שְׁמֶֽךָ׃
Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.
- 19
אַל־תִּתֵּ֣ן לְ֭חַיַּת נֶ֣פֶשׁ תּוֹרֶ֑ךָ חַיַּ֥ת עֲ֝נִיֶּ֗יךָ אַל־תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח לָנֶֽצַח׃
O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.
- 20
הַבֵּ֥ט לַבְּרִ֑ית כִּ֥י מָלְא֥וּ מַחֲשַׁכֵּי־אֶ֝֗רֶץ נְא֣וֹת חָמָֽס׃
Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
- 21
אַל־יָשֹׁ֣ב דַּ֣ךְ נִכְלָ֑ם עָנִ֥י וְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹן יְֽהַלְל֥וּ שְׁמֶֽךָ׃
O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.
- 22
קוּמָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים רִיבָ֣ה רִיבֶ֑ךָ זְכֹ֥ר חֶרְפָּתְךָ֥ מִנִּי־נָ֝בָ֗ל כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃
Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.
- 23
אַל־תִּ֭שְׁכַּח ק֣וֹל צֹרְרֶ֑יךָ שְׁא֥וֹן קָ֝מֶ֗יךָ עֹלֶ֥ה תָמִֽיד׃
Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.
Wording: The Holy Bible, King James Version, 1611 (standard text of 1769). Copied word for word from the edition named here
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Kada se moli
Many Christians pray Psalm 74 during times of communal suffering, loss or damage to places of worship. It gives words to grief and bewilderment while recalling God's power and faithfulness. It can also be prayed in solidarity with communities facing persecution or destruction.
Odakle potječe
Psalm 74 comes from the biblical Book of Psalms and belongs to the prayer tradition of ancient Israel. Its heading associates it with Asaph, a name connected with temple music and worship. The psalm mourns the devastation of the sanctuary and appeals to God to remember his covenant and his people.

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Povezane molitve i tekstovi
- ChristianPsalm 91A biblical psalm of trust in God’s shelter and protection amid danger.
- ChristianPsalm 23A biblical psalm of trust in God, pictured as a caring shepherd and generous host.
- ChristianPsalm 121A biblical psalm of trust in God as the keeper of those who look to him for help.
- ChristianPsalm 35A biblical psalm asking God for protection, justice and deliverance from enemies.
Pitanja o Psalm 74
How many verses are in Psalm 74?
Psalm 74 has 23 verses.
What is Psalm 74 about?
It is a communal lament over devastation, especially the destruction of the sanctuary. The speakers ask why God seems absent and appeal to his covenant and past acts of deliverance.
Who wrote Psalm 74?
Its biblical heading associates it with Asaph. That association does not establish with certainty who composed the psalm or when.
Is it appropriate to pray Psalm 74 when feeling abandoned?
In the Christian tradition, the psalms offer words for honest prayer, including grief, anger and questions about God's apparent silence. Psalm 74 can express those feelings while keeping the suffering of the wider community in view.


















