| 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. |
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