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Psalms
74
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1
[A [maskil] by Asaph.] Why, O God, have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep in your care?
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Psalms
74
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2
Remember your congregation. Long ago you made it your own. You bought this tribe to be your possession. This tribe is Mount Zion, where you have made your home.
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Psalms
74
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3
Turn your steps toward these pathetic ruins. The enemy has destroyed everything in the holy temple.
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Psalms
74
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4
Your opponents have roared inside your meeting place. They have set up their own emblems as symbols.
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Psalms
74
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5
Starting from its entrance, they hacked away like a woodcutter in a forest.
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Psalms
74
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6
They smashed all its carved paneling with axes and hatchets.
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Psalms
74
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7
They burned your holy place to the ground. They dishonored the place where you live among us.
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Psalms
74
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8
They said to themselves, "We will crush them." They burned every meeting place of God in the land.
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Psalms
74
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9
We no longer see miraculous signs. There are no prophets anymore. No one knows how long this will last.
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Psalms
74
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10
How long, O God, will the enemy insult us? Will the enemy despise you forever?
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Psalms
74
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11
Why do you hold back your hand, especially your right hand? Take your hands out of your pockets. Destroy your enemies!
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Psalms
74
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12
And yet, from long ago God has been my king, the one who has been victorious throughout the earth.
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Psalms
74
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13
You stirred up the sea with your own strength. You smashed the heads of sea monsters in the water.
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Psalms
74
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14
You crushed the heads of Leviathan and gave them to the creatures of the desert for food.
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Psalms
74
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15
You opened the springs and brooks. You dried up the ever-flowing rivers.
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Psalms
74
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16
The day and the night are yours. You set the moon and the sun in their places.
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Psalms
74
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17
You determined all the boundaries of the earth. You created summer and winter.
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Psalms
74
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18
Remember how the enemy insulted you, O LORD. Remember how an entire nation of godless fools despised your name.
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Psalms
74
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19
Do not hand over the soul of your dove to wild animals. Do not forget the life of your oppressed people forever.
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Psalms
74
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20
Consider your promise because every dark corner of the land is filled with violence.
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Psalms
74
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21
Do not let oppressed people come back in disgrace. Let weak and needy people praise your name.
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Psalms
74
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22
Arise, O God! Fight for your own cause! Remember how godless fools insult you all day long.
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Psalms
74
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23
Do not forget the shouting of your opponents. Do not forget the uproar made by those who attack you.