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Psalms 74

A  aMaskil of Asaph.

1

O God, why have You  arejected us forever? Why does Your anger  bsmoke against the  csheep of Your  1pasture?

2

Remember Your congregation, which You have  apurchased of old, Which You have  bredeemed to be the  ctribe of Your inheritance; And this Mount  dZion, where You have dwelt.

3

 1Turn Your footsteps toward the  aperpetual ruins; The enemy  bhas damaged everything within the sanctuary.

4

Your adversaries have  aroared in the midst of Your meeting place; They have set up their  bown  1standards  cfor signs.

5

It seems as if one had lifted up His  1 aaxe in a  2forest of trees.

6

And now  1all its  acarved work They smash with hatchet and  2hammers.

7

They have  1 aburned Your sanctuary  2to the ground; They have  bdefiled the dwelling place of Your name.

8

They  asaid in their heart, "Let us  1completely  2subdue them." They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land.

9

We do not see our  asigns; There is  bno longer any prophet, Nor is there any among us who knows  chow long.

10

How long, O God, will the adversary  arevile, And the enemy  bspurn Your name forever?

11

Why  ado You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? From within Your bosom,  bdestroy them!

12

Yet God is  amy king from of old, Who works deeds of deliverance in the midst of the earth.

13

 1You  adivided the sea by Your strength;  1You  bbroke the heads of the  csea monsters  2in the waters.

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 1You crushed the heads of  2 aLeviathan;  1You gave him as food for the  3creatures  bof the wilderness.

15

 1You  abroke open springs and torrents;  1You  bdried up ever-flowing streams.

16

Yours is the day, Yours also is the night;  1You have  aprepared the  2light and the sun.

17

 1You have  aestablished all the boundaries of the earth;  1You have  2made  bsummer and winter.

18

Remember this,  1O LORD, that the enemy has  areviled, And a  bfoolish people has spurned Your name.

19

Do not deliver the soul of Your  aturtledove to the wild beast;  bDo not forget the life of Your afflicted forever.

20

Consider the  acovenant; For the  bdark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence.

21

Let not the  aoppressed return dishonored; Let the  bafflicted and needy praise Your name.

22

Arise, O God, and  aplead Your own cause; Remember  1how the  bfoolish man reproaches You all day long.

23

Do not forget the voice of Your  aadversaries, The  buproar of those who rise against You which ascends continually.



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