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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?
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!
74:3  Hurry and look at the permanent ruins, and all the damage the enemy has done to the temple!
74:4  Your enemies roar in the middle of your sanctuary; they set up their battle flags.
74:5  They invade like lumberjacks swinging their axes in a thick forest.
74:6  And now they are tearing down all its engravings with axes and crowbars.
74:7  They set your sanctuary on fire; they desecrate your dwelling place by knocking it to the ground.
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.
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.
74:10  How long, O God, will the adversary hurl insults? Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever?
74:11  Why do you remain inactive? Intervene and destroy him!
74:12  But God has been my king from ancient times, performing acts of deliverance on the earth.
74:13  You destroyed the sea by your strength; you shattered the heads of the sea monster in the water.
74:14  You crushed the heads of Leviathan; you fed him to the people who live along the coast.
74:15  You broke open the spring and the stream; you dried up perpetually flowing rivers.
74:16  You established the cycle of day and night; you put the moon and sun in place.
74:17  You set up all the boundaries of the earth; you created the cycle of summer and winter.
74:18  Remember how the enemy hurls insults, O LORD, and how a foolish nation blasphemes your name!
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!
74:20  Remember your covenant promises, for the dark regions of the earth are full of places where violence rules.
74:21  Do not let the afflicted be turned back in shame! Let the oppressed and poor praise your name!
74:22  Rise up, O God! Defend your honor! Remember how fools insult you all day long!
74:23  Do not disregard what your enemies say, or the unceasing shouts of those who defy you.