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74:1  A Maskil of Asaph. Why, O God? Have You rejected us forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?
74:2  Remember 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.
74:3  Lift up Your steps toward the perpetual ruins; The enemy has damaged everything within the sanctuary.
74:4  Your adversaries have roared in the midst of Your meeting place; They have set up their own signs for signs.
74:5  Each seems like one who lifts up An axe against the undergrowth of trees.
74:6  And now its carved work altogether They smash with hatchet and hammers.
74:7  They have set Your sanctuary on fire; By bringing it to the ground, they have defiled the dwelling place of Your name.
74:8  They said in their heart, “Let us completely subdue them.” They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land.
74:9  We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet, Nor is there any among us who knows how long.
74:10  How long, O God, will the adversary reproach? Will the enemy spurn Your name forever?
74:11  Why do You turn back Your hand, even Your right hand? From within Your bosom, destroy them!
74:12  Yet God is my King from of old, Who works deeds of salvation in the midst of the earth.
74:13  You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.
74:14  You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You gave him as food for the creatures of the desert.
74:15  You split open spring and river; You dried up ever-flowing rivers.
74:16  Yours is the day, Yours also is the night; You have established the light and the sun.
74:17  You have caused all the boundaries of the earth to stand firm; You have formed summer and winter.
74:18  Remember this, O Yahweh, that the enemy has reproached, And a wickedly foolish people has spurned Your name.
74:19  Do not deliver the soul of Your turtledove to the wild beast; Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever.
74:20  Look to the covenant; For the dark places of the land are full of the haunts of violence.
74:21  Let not the oppressed return dishonored; Let the afflicted and needy praise Your name.
74:22  Arise, O God, and plead Your own cause; Remember how the wicked fool reproaches You all day long.
74:23  Do not forget the voice of Your adversaries, The rumbling of those who rise against You which ascends continually.