Psalms 74 : 1 (NLT)
O God, why have you rejected us so long? Why is your anger so intense against the sheep of your own pasture?
Psalms 74 : 2 (NLT)
Remember that we are the people you chose long ago, the tribe you redeemed as your own special possession! And remember Jerusalem, your home here on earth.
Psalms 74 : 3 (NLT)
Walk through the awful ruins of the city; see how the enemy has destroyed your sanctuary.
Psalms 74 : 4 (NLT)
There your enemies shouted their victorious battle cries; there they set up their battle standards.
Psalms 74 : 5 (NLT)
They swung their axes like woodcutters in a forest.
Psalms 74 : 6 (NLT)
With axes and picks, they smashed the carved paneling.
Psalms 74 : 7 (NLT)
They burned your sanctuary to the ground. They defiled the place that bears your name.
Psalms 74 : 8 (NLT)
Then they thought, "Let's destroy everything!" So they burned down all the places where God was worshiped.
Psalms 74 : 9 (NLT)
We no longer see your miraculous signs. All the prophets are gone, and no one can tell us when it will end.
Psalms 74 : 10 (NLT)
How long, O God, will you allow our enemies to insult you? Will you let them dishonor your name forever?
Psalms 74 : 11 (NLT)
Why do you hold back your strong right hand? Unleash your powerful fist and destroy them.
Psalms 74 : 12 (NLT)
You, O God, are my king from ages past, bringing salvation to the earth.
Psalms 74 : 13 (NLT)
You split the sea by your strength and smashed the heads of the sea monsters.
Psalms 74 : 14 (NLT)
You crushed the heads of Leviathan and let the desert animals eat him.
Psalms 74 : 15 (NLT)
You caused the springs and streams to gush forth, and you dried up rivers that never run dry.
Psalms 74 : 16 (NLT)
Both day and night belong to you; you made the starlight and the sun.
Psalms 74 : 17 (NLT)
You set the boundaries of the earth, and you made both summer and winter.
Psalms 74 : 18 (NLT)
See how these enemies insult you, LORD. A foolish nation has dishonored your name.
Psalms 74 : 19 (NLT)
Don't let these wild beasts destroy your turtledoves. Don't forget your suffering people forever.
Psalms 74 : 20 (NLT)
Remember your covenant promises, for the land is full of darkness and violence!
Psalms 74 : 21 (NLT)
Don't let the downtrodden be humiliated again. Instead, let the poor and needy praise your name.
Psalms 74 : 22 (NLT)
Arise, O God, and defend your cause. Remember how these fools insult you all day long.
Psalms 74 : 23 (NLT)
Don't overlook what your enemies have said or their growing uproar. For the choir director: A psalm of Asaph. A song to be sung to the tune "Do Not Destroy!"
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