PsalmsChapter 74

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¹A maskil of Asaph.
God, why have you turned us away forever?
Why does your anger smoke against the sheep in your field?a ²Remember your people.
You bought them long ago.
You redeemed them to be the tribe that belongs to you.
Remember Mount Zion, where you live. ³Walk over to these ruins that last forever.
See all that the enemy has destroyed in the holy place. ⁴Your enemies have roared in the place where you met with us.
They have set up their flags as signs. ⁵They were like men swinging axes
in a thick group of trees. ⁶They smashed all the carved wood
with hatchets and picks. ⁷They burned your holy place to the ground.
They made the home of your Name unclean. ⁸They said in their hearts, "We will crush them completely!"
They burned down every place in the land where God met with us. ⁹We see no signs.
There are no more prophets.
None of us knows how long this will last. ¹⁰God, how long will the enemy make fun of you?
Will the enemy insult your name forever? ¹¹Why do you hold back your strong right hand?
Reach it out and destroy them! ¹²But God has been my King from long ago.
He brings rescue on the earth. ¹³You split the sea by your strength.
You smashed the heads of the sea monsters. ¹⁴You crushed the heads of Leviathan.
You fed him to the animals of the desert. ¹⁵You opened up springs and streams.
You dried up rivers that always flowed. ¹⁶The day belongs to you, and so does the night.
You put the moon and the sun in place. ¹⁷You set all the borders of the earth.
You made summer and winter. ¹⁸LORD, remember how the enemy has made fun of you.
Remember how foolish people have hated your name. ¹⁹Do not give the life of your dove to wild animals.
Do not forget the lives of your suffering people forever. ²⁰Think about your covenant,
for violent people fill the dark places of the land. ²¹Do not let the people who are mistreated turn back in shame.
May the poor and needy praise your name. ²²Rise up, God, and stand up for your cause!
Remember how fools make fun of you all day long. ²³Do not ignore the shouts of your enemies.
The noise of those against you keeps rising up.