Psalms 74
1God, why have you rejected us forever? 1 Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture? 1
2Call to mind your people, whom you purchased in ancient times, 1 the tribe whom you have redeemed to be your own heritage, 1 and Mount Zion, where you live. 1
3Come look at the complete ruins, 1 all the damage that the enemy has done in the holy place. 1
4Your adversaries roared in the middle of your appointed place; 1 they set up their battle flags. 1
5They hacked away with axes 1 as in a thick forest. 1
6They smashed and broke down all the engravings; 1 they broke them with axes and hammers. 1
7They set your sanctuary on fire; 1 they desecrated where you live, knocking it to the ground. 1
8They said in their hearts, “We will destroy them all.” 1 They burned up all of your meeting places in the land. 1
9We do not see any more signs; 1 there is no prophet any more, 1 and no one among us knows how long this will last. 1
10How long, God, will the enemy throw insults at you? 1 Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever? 1
11Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand? 1 Take your right hand from your garment and destroy them. 1
12Yet God has been my king from ancient times, 1 bringing salvation on the earth. 1
13You divided the sea by your strength; 1 you smashed the heads of the sea monsters in the waters. 1
14You crushed the heads of leviathan; 1 you fed him to those living in the wilderness. 1
15You broke open springs and streams; 1 you dried up flowing rivers. 1
16The day is yours, and the night is yours also; 1 you set the sun and moon in place. 1
17You have set all the borders of the earth; 1 you have made summer and winter. 1
18Call to mind how the enemy hurled insults at you, Yahweh, 1 and that a foolish people has blasphemed your name. 1
19Do not give the life of your dove to a wild animal. 1 Do not forget forever the life of your oppressed people. 1
20Remember your covenant, 1 for the dark regions of the land are full of places of violence. 1
21Do not let the oppressed be turned back in shame; 1 let the poor and oppressed praise your name. 1
22Arise, God; defend your own honor; 1 call to mind how fools insult you all day long. 1
23Do not forget the voice of your adversaries 1 or the uproar of those who continually defy you.