Psalm 74
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1Why, God? Have you rejected us forever? Your anger is burning against the sheep of your pasture.1O God, why have you rejected us so long? Why is your anger so intense against the sheep of your own pasture?
2Remember your community, whom you purchased long ago, the tribe whom you redeemed for your possession. Remember Mount Zion, where you live.2Remember 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.
3Hurry! Look at the permanent ruins— every calamity the enemy brought upon the Holy Place.3Walk through the awful ruins of the city; see how the enemy has destroyed your sanctuary.
4Those who are opposing you roar where we were meeting with you; they unfurl their war banners as signs.4There your enemies shouted their victorious battle cries; there they set up their battle standards.
5As one blazes a trail through a forest with an ax,5They swung their axes like woodcutters in a forest.
6now they're tearing down all its carved work with hatchets and hammers.6With axes and picks, they smashed the carved paneling.
7They burned your sanctuary to the ground, desecrating your dwelling place.7They burned your sanctuary to the ground. They defiled the place that bears your name.
8They say to themselves, "We'll crush them completely;" They burned down all the meeting places of God in the land.8Then they thought, “Let’s destroy everything!” So they burned down all the places where God was worshiped.
9We see no signs for us; there is no longer a prophet, and no one among us knows the future. 9We no longer see your miraculous signs. All the prophets are gone, and no one can tell us when it will end.
10God, how long will the adversary scorn while the enemy despises your name endlessly?10How long, O God, will you allow our enemies to insult you? Will you let them dishonor your name forever?
11Why do you not withdraw your hand— your right hand—from your bosom and destroy them? 11Why do you hold back your strong right hand? Unleash your powerful fist and destroy them.
12But God is my king from ancient times, who brings acts of deliverance throughout the earth.12You, O God, are my king from ages past, bringing salvation to the earth.
13You split the sea by your own power. You shattered the heads of sea monsters in the water.13You split the sea by your strength and smashed the heads of the sea monsters.
14You crushed the heads of Leviathan. You set it as food for desert creatures. 14You crushed the heads of Leviathan and let the desert animals eat him.
15You opened both the spring and the river; you dried up flowing rivers.15You caused the springs and streams to gush forth, and you dried up rivers that never run dry.
16Yours is the day, and yours is the night; you established the moon and the sun.16Both day and night belong to you; you made the starlight and the sun.
17You set all the boundaries of the earth; you made summer and winter.17You set the boundaries of the earth, and you made both summer and winter.
18Remember this: The enemy scorns the LORD and a foolish people despises your name.18See how these enemies insult you, LORD. A foolish nation has dishonored your name.
19Don't hand over the life of your dove to beasts; do not continuously forget your afflicted ones.19Don’t let these wild beasts destroy your turtledoves. Don’t forget your suffering people forever.
20Pay attention to your covenant, for the dark regions of the earth are full of violence.20Remember your covenant promises, for the land is full of darkness and violence!
21Don't let the oppressed return in humiliation. The poor and needy will praise your name.21Don’t let the downtrodden be humiliated again. Instead, let the poor and needy praise your name.
22Get up, God, and prosecute your case— remember that you're being scorned by fools all day long.22Arise, O God, and defend your cause. Remember how these fools insult you all day long.
23Don't ignore the shout of those opposing you, The uproar of those who rebel against you continuously.23Don’t overlook what your enemies have said or their growing uproar.
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Psalm 73
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