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74:1  A Maskil of Asaph. Why have you rejected us forever, God? Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture?
74:2  Remember your congregation, which you purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe for your own possession. Remember Mount Zion where you dwell.
74:3  Make your way to the perpetual ruins, to all that the enemy has destroyed in the sanctuary.
74:4  Your adversaries roared in the meeting place where you met with us. They set up their emblems as signs.
74:5  It was like men in a thicket of trees, wielding axes,
74:6  then smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks.
74:7  They set your sanctuary on fire; they utterly desecrated the dwelling place of your name.
74:8  They said in their hearts, “Let’s oppress them relentlessly.” They burned every place throughout the land where God met with us.
74:9  There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer a prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.
74:10  God, how long will the enemy mock? Will the foe insult your name forever?
74:11  Why do you hold back your hand? Stretch out your right hand and destroy them!
74:12  God my King is from ancient times, performing saving acts on the earth.
74:13  You divided the sea with your strength; you smashed the heads of the sea monsters in the water;
74:14  you crushed the heads of Leviathan; you fed him to the creatures of the desert.
74:15  You opened up springs and streams; you dried up ever-flowing rivers.
74:16  The day is yours, also the night; you established the moon and the sun.
74:17  You set all the boundaries of the earth; you made summer and winter.
74:18  Remember this: the enemy has mocked the Lord, and a foolish people has insulted your name.
74:19  Do not give to beasts the life of your dove; do not forget the lives of your poor people forever.
74:20  Consider the covenant, for the dark places of the land are full of violence.
74:21  Do not let the oppressed turn away in shame; let the poor and needy praise your name.
74:22  Rise up, God, champion your cause! Remember the insults that fools bring against you all day long.
74:23  Do not forget the clamor of your adversaries, the tumult of your opponents that goes up constantly.