Psalms 74 : 1 (HCSB)
*A Maskil of Asaph. Why have You rejected us forever, God? Why does Your anger burn against the sheep of Your pasture?
Psalms 74 : 2 (HCSB)
Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe for Your own possession. *Remember Mount Zion where You dwell.
Psalms 74 : 3 (HCSB)
Make Your way to the everlasting ruins, to all that the enemy has destroyed in the sanctuary.
Psalms 74 : 4 (HCSB)
Your adversaries roared in the meeting place where You met with us. They set up their emblems as signs.
Psalms 74 : 5 (HCSB)
It was like men in a thicket of trees, wielding axes,
Psalms 74 : 6 (HCSB)
then smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks.
Psalms 74 : 7 (HCSB)
They set Your sanctuary on fire; they utterly desecrated the dwelling place of Your name.
Psalms 74 : 8 (HCSB)
They said in their hearts, "Let us oppress them relentlessly." They burned down every place throughout the land where God met with us.
Psalms 74 : 9 (HCSB)
We don't see any signs for us. There is no longer a prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.
Psalms 74 : 10 (HCSB)
God, how long will the foe mock? Will the enemy insult Your name forever?
Psalms 74 : 11 (HCSB)
Why do You hold back Your hand? Stretch out Your right hand and destroy *them !
Psalms 74 : 12 (HCSB)
God my king is from ancient times, performing saving acts on the earth.
Psalms 74 : 13 (HCSB)
You divided the sea with Your strength; You smashed the heads of the sea monsters in the waters;
Psalms 74 : 14 (HCSB)
You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert.
Psalms 74 : 15 (HCSB)
You opened up springs and streams; You dried up ever-flowing rivers.
Psalms 74 : 16 (HCSB)
The day is Yours, also the night; You established the moon and the sun.
Psalms 74 : 17 (HCSB)
You set all the boundaries of the earth; You made summer and winter.
Psalms 74 : 18 (HCSB)
Remember this: the enemy has mocked the LORD, and a foolish people has insulted Your name.
Psalms 74 : 19 (HCSB)
Do not give the life of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your poor people forever.
Psalms 74 : 20 (HCSB)
Consider the covenant, for the dark places of the land are full of violence.
Psalms 74 : 21 (HCSB)
Do not let the oppressed turn away in shame; let the poor and needy praise Your name.
Psalms 74 : 22 (HCSB)
Arise, God, defend Your cause! Remember the insults that fools bring against You all day long.
Psalms 74 : 23 (HCSB)
Do not forget the clamor of Your adversaries, the tumult of Your opponents that goes up constantly.
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