Psalms 74
New International Version - Psalms 74 << | >> 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150 74:1 Why have you rejected us forever, O God? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture? 74:2 Remember the people you purchased of old, the tribe of your inheritance, whom you redeemed- Mount Zion, where you dwelt. 74:3 Turn your steps toward these everlasting ruins, all this destruction the enemy has brought on the sanctuary. 74:4 Your foes roared in the place where you met with us; they set up their standards as signs. 74:5 They behaved like men wielding axes to cut through a thicket of trees. 74:6 They smashed all the carved paneling with their axes and hatchets. 74:7 They burned your sanctuary to the ground; they defiled the dwelling place of your Name. 74:8 They said in their hearts, 'We will crush them completely!' They burned every place where God was worshiped in the land. 74:9 We are given no miraculous signs; no prophets are left, and none of us knows how long this will be. 74:10 How long will the enemy mock you, O God? Will the foe revile your name forever? 74:11 Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand? Take it from the folds of your garment and destroy them! 74:12 But you, O God, are my king from of old; you bring salvation upon the earth. 74:13 It was you who split open the sea by your power; you broke the heads of the monster in the waters. 74:14 It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan and gave him as food to the creatures of the desert. 74:15 It was you who opened up springs and streams; you dried up the ever flowing rivers. 74:16 The day is yours, and yours also the night; you established the sun and moon. 74:17 It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth; you made both summer and winter. 74:18 Remember how the enemy has mocked you, O Lord , how foolish people have reviled your name. 74:19 Do not hand over the life of your dove to wild beasts; do not forget the lives of your afflicted people forever. 74:20 Have regard for your covenant, because haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land. 74:21 Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace; may the poor and needy praise your name. 74:22 Rise up, O God, and defend your cause; remember how fools mock you all day long. 74:23 Do not ignore the clamor of your adversaries, the uproar of your enemies, which rises continually.