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Chapter 74
Psal | NETtext | 74:1 | A well-written song by Asaph.Why, O God, have you permanently rejected us? Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture? | |
Psal | NETtext | 74:2 | Remember your people whom you acquired in ancient times, whom you rescued so they could be your very own nation, as well as Mount Zion, where you dwell! | |
Psal | NETtext | 74:3 | Hurry and look at the permanent ruins, and all the damage the enemy has done to the temple! | |
Psal | NETtext | 74:4 | Your enemies roar in the middle of your sanctuary; they set up their battle flags. | |
Psal | NETtext | 74:7 | They set your sanctuary on fire; they desecrate your dwelling place by knocking it to the ground. | |
Psal | NETtext | 74:8 | They say to themselves, "We will oppress all of them." They burn down all the places where people worship God in the land. | |
Psal | NETtext | 74:9 | We do not see any signs of God's presence; there are no longer any prophets and we have no one to tell us how long this will last. | |
Psal | NETtext | 74:10 | How long, O God, will the adversary hurl insults? Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever? | |
Psal | NETtext | 74:12 | But God has been my king from ancient times, performing acts of deliverance on the earth. | |
Psal | NETtext | 74:13 | You destroyed the sea by your strength; you shattered the heads of the sea monster in the water. | |
Psal | NETtext | 74:14 | You crushed the heads of Leviathan; you fed him to the people who live along the coast. | |
Psal | NETtext | 74:15 | You broke open the spring and the stream; you dried up perpetually flowing rivers. | |
Psal | NETtext | 74:17 | You set up all the boundaries of the earth; you created the cycle of summer and winter. | |
Psal | NETtext | 74:18 | Remember how the enemy hurls insults, O LORD, and how a foolish nation blasphemes your name! | |
Psal | NETtext | 74:19 | Do not hand the life of your dove over to a wild animal! Do not continue to disregard the lives of your oppressed people! | |
Psal | NETtext | 74:20 | Remember your covenant promises, for the dark regions of the earth are full of places where violence rules. | |
Psal | NETtext | 74:21 | Do not let the afflicted be turned back in shame! Let the oppressed and poor praise your name! | |