An Appeal against the Devastation of the Land by the Enemy.
1Psalm 74:1O God, why have You rejected us forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?
2Psalm 74:2Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, Which You have redeemed to be the tribe of Your inheritance; And this Mount Zion, where You have dwelt.
3Psalm 74:3Turn Your footsteps toward the perpetual ruins; The enemy has damaged everything within the sanctuary.
4Psalm 74:4Your adversaries have roared in the midst of Your meeting place; They have set up their own standards for signs.
5Psalm 74:5It seems as if one had lifted up His axe in a forest of trees.
6Psalm 74:6And now all its carved work They smash with hatchet and hammers.
7Psalm 74:7They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name.
8Psalm 74:8They said in their heart, “Let us completely subdue them.” They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land.
9Psalm 74:9We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet, Nor is there any among us who knows how long.
10Psalm 74:10How long, O God, will the adversary revile, And the enemy spurn Your name forever?
11Psalm 74:11Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? From within Your bosom, destroy them!
12Psalm 74:12Yet God is my king from of old, Who works deeds of deliverance in the midst of the earth.
13Psalm 74:13You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.
14Psalm 74:14You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness.
15Psalm 74:15You broke open springs and torrents; You dried up ever-flowing streams.
16Psalm 74:16Yours is the day, Yours also is the night; You have prepared the light and the sun.
17Psalm 74:17You have established all the boundaries of the earth; You have made summer and winter.
18Psalm 74:18Remember this, O LORD, that the enemy has reviled, And a foolish people has spurned Your name.
19Psalm 74:19Do not deliver the soul of Your turtledove to the wild beast; Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever.
20Psalm 74:20Consider the covenant; For the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence.
21Psalm 74:21Let not the oppressed return dishonored; Let the afflicted and needy praise Your name.
22Psalm 74:22Arise, O God, and plead Your own cause; Remember how the foolish man reproaches You all day long.
23Psalm 74:23Do not forget the voice of Your adversaries, The uproar of those who rise against You which ascends continually.
