Psalm 74:4–9

4 Your foes roared in the place where you met with us;

they set up their standards as signs.

5 They behaved like men wielding axes

to cut through a thicket of trees.

6 They smashed all the carved paneling

with their axes and hatchets.

7 They burned your sanctuary to the ground;

they defiled the dwelling place of your Name.

8 They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely!”

They burned every place where God was worshiped in the land.

9 We are given no signs from God;

no prophets are left,

and none of us knows how long this will be.

4 Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations;

They set up their ensigns for signs.

5 A man was famous according as he had lifted up

Axes upon the thick trees.

6 But now they break down the carved work thereof

At once with axes and hammers.

7 They have cast fire into thy sanctuary,

They have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.

8 They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together:

They have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.

9 We see not our signs:

There is no more any prophet:

Neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.

4 There your enemies shouted their victorious battle cries;

there they set up their battle standards.

5 They swung their axes

like woodcutters in a forest.

6 With axes and picks,

they smashed the carved paneling.

7 They burned your sanctuary to the ground.

They defiled the place that bears your name.

8 Then they thought, “Let’s destroy everything!”

So they burned down all the places where God was worshiped.

9 We no longer see your miraculous signs.

All the prophets are gone,

and no one can tell us when it will end.

4 Your enemies roar in the midst of Your meeting place;

They set up their banners for signs.

5 They seem like men who lift up

Axes among the thick trees.

6 And now they break down its carved work, all at once,

With axes and hammers.

7 They have set fire to Your sanctuary;

They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground.

8 They said in their hearts,

“Let us destroy them altogether.”

They have burned up all the meeting places of God in the land.

9 We do not see our signs;

There is no longer any prophet;

Nor is there any among us who knows how long.

4 Those who were against you shouted in your meeting place

and raised their flags there.

5 They came with axes raised

as if to cut down a forest of trees.

6 They smashed the carved panels

with their axes and hatchets.

7 They burned your Temple to the ground;

they have made the place where you live unclean.

8 They thought, “We will completely crush them!”

They burned every place where God was worshiped in the land.

9 We do not see any signs.

There are no more prophets,

and no one knows how long this will last.

4 Thine adversaries have roared in the midst of thine assembly;

They have set up their ensigns for signs.

5 They seemed as men that lifted up

Axes upon a thicket of trees.

6 And now all the carved work thereof

They break down with hatchet and hammers.

7 They have set thy sanctuary on fire;

They have profaned the dwelling-place of thy name by casting it to the ground.

8 They said in their heart, Let us make havoc of them altogether:

They have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.

9 We see not our signs:

There is no more any prophet;

Neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.

4 Thine adversaries roar in the midst of thy place of assembly; they set up their signs for signs. 5 A man was known as he could lift up axes in the thicket of trees; 6 And now they break down its carved work altogether, with hatchets and hammers. 7 They have set on fire thy sanctuary, they have profaned the habitation of thy name to the ground. 8 They said in their heart, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all •God’s places of assembly in the land. 9 We see not our signs; there is no more any prophet, neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.

4 Your opponents have roared inside your meeting place. 

They have set up their own emblems as symbols. 

5 Starting from its entrance, they hacked away 

like a woodcutter in a forest. 

6 They smashed all its carved paneling with axes and hatchets. 

7 They burned your holy place to the ground. 

They dishonored the place where you live among us. 

8 They said to themselves, “We will crush them.” 

They burned every meeting place of God in the land. 

9 We no longer see miraculous signs. 

There are no prophets anymore. 

No one knows how long this will last. 

4 Your adversaries roared in the meeting place

where You met with us.

They set up their emblems as signs.

5 It was like men in a thicket of trees,

wielding axes,

6 then smashing all the carvings

with hatchets and picks.

7 They set Your sanctuary on fire;

they utterly desecrated

the dwelling place of Your name.

8 They said in their hearts,

“Let us oppress them relentlessly.”

They burned down every place throughout the land

where God met with us.

9 There are no signs for us to see.

There is no longer a prophet.

And none of us knows how long this will last.

4 Your foes have roared within your holy place;

they set up their emblems there.

5 At the upper entrance they hacked

the wooden trellis with axes.

6 And then, with hatchets and hammers,

they smashed all its carved work.

7 They set your sanctuary on fire;

they desecrated the dwelling place of your name,

bringing it to the ground.

8 They said to themselves, “We will utterly subdue them”;

they burned all the meeting places of God in the land.

9 We do not see our emblems;

there is no longer any prophet,

and there is no one among us who knows how long.

4 Your enemies have roared in the midst of your meeting place;

they have set up their signs for signs.

5 They are known to be like those who wield

axes in a thicket of trees.

6 And now its carved works altogether

they have smashed with axe and hammer.

7 They have set fire to your sanctuary.

They have defiled to the ground,

the dwelling place for your name.

8 They have said in their heart,

“We will completely oppress them.”

They burned all the meeting places of God in the land.

9 We do not see our signs,

and there is no longer a prophet.

No one with us knows how long.

4 In the place where you used to meet with us,

your enemies have shouted, “We’ve won the battle!”

They have set up their flags to show they have beaten us.

5 They acted like people cutting down a forest with axes.

6 They smashed all of the beautiful wooden walls

with their axes and hatchets.

7 They burned your temple to the ground.

They polluted the place where your Name is.

8 They had said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely!”

They burned every place where you were worshiped in the land.

9 You don’t give us miraculous signs anymore.

There aren’t any prophets left.

None of us knows how long that will last.

4 Your adversaries have roared in the midst of Your meeting place;

They have set up their own standards for signs.

5 It seems as if one had lifted up

His axe in a forest of trees.

6 And now all its carved work

They smash with hatchet and hammers.

7 They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground;

They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name.

8 They said in their heart, “Let us completely subdue them.”

They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land.

9 We do not see our signs;

There is no longer any prophet,

Nor is there any among us who knows how long.