Psalms 74 : 1 (NET)
*A well-written song by Asaph. Why, O God, have you permanently rejected us? Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture?
Psalms 74 : 2 (NET)
Remember your people whom you acquired in ancient times, whom you rescued so they could be your very own nation, as well as Mount Zion, where you dwell!
Psalms 74 : 3 (NET)
Hurry and look at the permanent ruins, and all the damage the enemy has done to the temple!
Psalms 74 : 4 (NET)
Your enemies roar in the middle of your sanctuary; they set up their battle flags.
Psalms 74 : 5 (NET)
They invade like lumberjacks swinging their axes in a thick forest.
Psalms 74 : 6 (NET)
And now they are tearing down all its engravings with axes and crowbars.
Psalms 74 : 7 (NET)
They set your sanctuary on fire; they desecrate your dwelling place by knocking it to the ground.
Psalms 74 : 8 (NET)
They say to themselves, "We will oppress all of them." They burn down all the places where people worship God in the land.
Psalms 74 : 9 (NET)
We do not see any signs of God's presence; there are no longer any prophets and we have no one to tell us how long this will last.
Psalms 74 : 10 (NET)
How long, O God, will the adversary hurl insults? Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever?
Psalms 74 : 11 (NET)
Why do you remain inactive? Intervene and destroy him!
Psalms 74 : 12 (NET)
But God has been my king from ancient times, performing acts of deliverance on the earth.
Psalms 74 : 13 (NET)
You destroyed the sea by your strength; you shattered the heads of the sea monster in the water.
Psalms 74 : 14 (NET)
You crushed the heads of Leviathan; you fed him to the people who live along the coast.
Psalms 74 : 15 (NET)
You broke open the spring and the stream; you dried up perpetually flowing rivers.
Psalms 74 : 16 (NET)
You established the cycle of day and night; you put the moon and sun in place.
Psalms 74 : 17 (NET)
You set up all the boundaries of the earth; you created the cycle of summer and winter.
Psalms 74 : 18 (NET)
Remember how the enemy hurls insults, O LORD, and how a foolish nation blasphemes your name!
Psalms 74 : 19 (NET)
Do not hand the life of your dove over to a wild animal! Do not continue to disregard the lives of your oppressed people!
Psalms 74 : 20 (NET)
Remember your covenant promises, for the dark regions of the earth are full of places where violence rules.
Psalms 74 : 21 (NET)
Do not let the afflicted be turned back in shame! Let the oppressed and poor praise your name!
Psalms 74 : 22 (NET)
Rise up, O God! Defend your honor! Remember how fools insult you all day long!
Psalms 74 : 23 (NET)
Do not disregard what your enemies say, or the unceasing shouts of those who defy you.
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