Psalm 74
1 ପରମେଶ୍ବର, ତୁମ୍ଭେ କାହିଁକି ବହୁତ ଦିନ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ପରିତ୍ଯାଗ କଲ ? ତୁମ୍ଭେ କାହିଁକି ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ଏତେ ରାଗିଅଛ, ଆମ୍ଭେ ୟେ ତୁମ୍ଭର ନିଜ ଦଳ?
2 ପୂର୍ବରୁ ତୁମ୍ଭର ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ମରଣ କର ଯେଉଁମାନଙ୍କୁ ତୁମ୍ଭର ନିଜର କଲ। ତୁମ୍ଭର ଖୁବ୍ ନିଜର ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ମରଣ କର ଯେଉଁମାନଙ୍କୁ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ରକ୍ଷା କଲ ଏବଂ ସିଯୋନ୍ ପର୍ବତକୁ ସ୍ମରଣ କର ଯେଉଁଠାରେ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ବାସ କଲ।
3 ପରମେଶ୍ବର, ସହେି ପ୍ରାଚୀନର ଭଗ୍ନାବଶଷେ ଉପରେ ଚାଲନ୍ତୁ। ଯେଉଁଠାରେ ଶତ୍ରୁମାନେ ମନ୍ଦିରର ସବୁକିଛି ନଷ୍ଟ କରିଥିଲେ।
4 ତୁମ୍ଭର ଶତ୍ରୁଗଣ ବାହାର ମନ୍ଦିରରେ ୟୁଦ୍ଧ ଧ୍ବନି କଲେ। ସମାନେେ ତାଙ୍କର ବିଜଯଧ୍ବଜା ମନ୍ଦିର ଉପରେ ଉଡ଼ାଇଲେ।
5 ଜଙ୍ଗଲରେ କୁରାଢ଼ୀ ବ୍ଯବହାର କରୁଥିବା ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ପରି ଶତ୍ରୁ ସୈନ୍ଯମାନେ ଦଖାଯାେଉଥିଲେ।
6 ହେ ପରମେଶ୍ବର, ସମାନେେ କୁରାଢ଼ି ଓ ଟାଙ୍ଗିଆ ଦ୍ବାରା ତୁମ୍ଭ ମନ୍ଦିରର ଖାଦେିତ କାଠ ପଟାଗୁଡ଼ିକ ନଷ୍ଟ କଲେ।
7 ସହେି ସୈନ୍ଯଗଣ ତୁମ୍ଭ ପବିତ୍ର ସ୍ଥାନକୁ ଜାଳି ଦେଲେ। ସହେି ମନ୍ଦିର ତୁମ୍ଭ ନାମର ସମ୍ମାନାର୍ଥେ ତିଆରି ହାଇେଥିଲା, କିନ୍ତୁ ସମାନେେ ତାକୁ ଅଶୁଚି କରି ଧୂଳିସାତ୍ କରି ଦେଲେ।
8 ସମାନେେ ନିଷ୍ପତ୍ତି କଲେ, ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ପୂରାପୂରି ଧ୍ବଂସ କରିବାକୁ ସମାନେେ ଦେଶ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କର ସକଳ ପବିତ୍ରସ୍ଥାନ ଦଗ୍ଦ କରି ଦେଲେ।
9 ଆମ୍ଭମାନେେ ନିଜ ଚିହ୍ନସବୁ ଦେଖୁ ନାହୁଁ। କୌଣସି ଭବିଷ୍ଯଦ୍ବକ୍ତା ଆଉ ନାହାନ୍ତି। କ'ଣ କରିବାକୁ ହବେ କହେି ଜାଣନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ।
10 ହେ ପରମେଶ୍ବର, ଶତ୍ରୁମାନେ କେତକୋଳ ତୁମ୍ଭର ନିନ୍ଦା କରିବେ ? ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଚିରଦିନ କ'ଣ ତୁମ୍ଭର ଶତ୍ରୁମାନଙ୍କୁ ଅପମାନ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ସୁଯୋଗ ଦବେ ?
11 ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ କାହିଁକି, ସାହାୟ୍ଯ କରିବ ନାହିଁ ? ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଆପଣା ମହାଶକ୍ତିକୁ ବ୍ଯବହାର କରି ଶତ୍ରୁମାନଙ୍କୁ ପରାଜଯ କର।
12 ହେ ପରମେଶ୍ବର, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ପୂର୍ବାବଧି ରାଜା ହେଉଅଛ। ଏହି ଦେଶରେ ବହୁତ ୟୁଦ୍ଧରେ ଜିତିବାରେ ଆମ୍ଭକୁ ସାହାୟ୍ଯ କରିଛ।
13 ହେ ପରମେଶ୍ବର, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଆପଣା ମହାନ୍ ଶକ୍ତିକୁ ବ୍ଯବହାର କରି ଲୋହିତ ସମୁଦ୍ରକୁ ଦୁଇଭାଗ କର।
14 ତୁମ୍ଭେ ସମୁଦ୍ରରେ ଥିବା ମହାନ୍ ରାକ୍ଷସକୁ ବଧ କଲ। ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଲିବିଯାଥନର ମସ୍ତକ ଖଣ୍ଡଖଣ୍ଡ କରି କାଟି ପକାଇଲ। ତୁମ୍ଭେ ମରୁଭୂମିର ପଶୁମାନଙ୍କ ଖାଦ୍ୟ ନିମନ୍ତେ ତାହାକୁ ଦଲେ।
15 ତୁମ୍ଭେ ନଦୀ ଓ ଝରଣା ସୃଷ୍ଟିକରି ସେଥିରୁ ପାଣି ବୁହାଇଲ ଏବଂ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ନଦୀସବୁକୁ ଶୁଷ୍କ କରାଇଲ।
16 ହେ ପରମେଶ୍ବର, ଦିବସ ଓ ରାତ୍ରିର ଶାସକ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ଓ ସୂର୍ୟ୍ଯ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ କରିଅଛ।
17 ତୁମ୍ଭେ ପୃଥିବୀର ସମସ୍ତ ସୀମା ନିର୍ଦ୍ଧାରଣ କରିଅଛ। ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଗ୍ରୀଷ୍ମକାଳ ଓ ଶୀତକାଳ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରିଅଛ।
18 ଅନନ୍ତର ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ, ଶତ୍ରୁମାନେ ତୁମ୍ଭର ନାମକୁ ଅପମାନିତ କରିଥିବା କଥାଗୁଡ଼ିକ ମନେ ପକାଅ ୟେ, କିପରି ସହେି ମୂର୍ଖ ଲୋକମାନେ ତୁମ୍ଭରି ନାମକୁ ଅପମାନିତ କଲେ।
19 ତୁମ୍ଭ କପୋତକୁ ବନ୍ଯ ପଶୁକୁ ସମର୍ପଣ କରି ନାହିଁ। ଆପଣା ଦୁଃଖୀ ଲୋକକୁ ସବୁଦିନ ପାଇଁ ଭୁଲି ନାହିଁ।
20 ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ଚୁକ୍ତି ପୂରଣ କର। ଏହି ଭୂମିର ଅନ୍ଧକାର ସ୍ଥାନସବୁ ଦୌରାତ୍ମ୍ଯରେ ପରିପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ହେଲା।
21 କଷ୍ଟ ପାଉଥିବା ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ଆଉ ଲଜ୍ଜିତ ହବୋକୁ ଦିଅ ନାହିଁ। ଗରିବ ଏବଂ ଅଭାବୟୁକ୍ତ ତୁମ୍ଭର ନାମକୁ ପ୍ରଶଂସା କରନ୍ତୁ।
22 ପରମେଶ୍ବର, ଉଠ ଏବଂ ତୁମ୍ଭର ସମ୍ମାନ ରକ୍ଷା କର। ମୂର୍ଖ ଲୋକମାନେ କିପରି ଦିନୟାକ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ଅପମାନିତ କରୁଛନ୍ତି ସ୍ମରଣ କର!
23 ତୁମ୍ଭର ଶତ୍ରୁମାନଙ୍କର ଉଦ୍ଘୋଷ କବେେ ଭୁଲିୟାଅ ନାହିଁ। ସମାନେେ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ବାରମ୍ବାର ଅପମାନିତ କରନ୍ତି।
1 Maschil of Asaph.
2 O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
3 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.
4 Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.
5 Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.
6 A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.
7 But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.
8 They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.
9 They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.
10 We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.
11 O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
12 Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.
13 For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
14 Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.
15 Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
16 Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.
17 The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
18 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.
19 Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Lord, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.
20 O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.
21 Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
22 O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.
23 Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.
24 Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.
1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
24 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.
34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.