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74:1  O God, why have you cast us away forever? Why is your anger hot against us—the sheep of your own pasture?
74:2  Remember that we are your people—the ones you chose in ancient times from slavery and made the choicest of your possessions. You chose Jerusalem as your home on earth!
74:3  Walk through the awful ruins of the city and see what the enemy has done to your sanctuary.
74:4  There they shouted their battle cry and erected their idols to flaunt their victory.
74:5  Everything lies in shambles like a forest chopped to the ground. They came with their axes and sledgehammers and smashed and chopped the carved paneling;
74:6  Everything lies in shambles like a forest chopped to the ground. They came with their axes and sledgehammers and smashed and chopped the carved paneling;
74:7  they set the sanctuary on fire, and razed it to the ground—your sanctuary, Lord.
74:8  “Let’s wipe out every trace of God,” they said, and went through the entire country burning down the assembly places where we worshiped you.
74:9  There is nothing left to show that we are your people. The prophets are gone, and who can say when it all will end? How long, O God, will you allow our enemies to dishonor your name? Will you let them get away with this forever?
74:10  There is nothing left to show that we are your people. The prophets are gone, and who can say when it all will end? How long, O God, will you allow our enemies to dishonor your name? Will you let them get away with this forever?
74:11  Why do you delay? Why hold back your power? Unleash your fist and give them a final blow.
74:12  God is my King from ages past; you have been actively helping me everywhere throughout the land.
74:13  You divided the Red Sea with your strength; you crushed the sea god’s heads! You gave him to the desert tribes to eat!
74:14  You divided the Red Sea with your strength; you crushed the sea god’s heads! You gave him to the desert tribes to eat!
74:15  At your command the springs burst forth to give your people water; and then you dried a path for them across the ever-flowing Jordan.
74:16  Day and night alike belong to you; you made the starlight and the sun.
74:17  All nature is within your hands; you make the summer and the winter too.
74:18  Lord, see how these enemies scoff at you. O Jehovah, an arrogant nation has blasphemed your name.
74:19  O Lord, save me! Protect your turtledove from the hawks. Save your beloved people from these beasts.
74:20  Remember your promise! For the land is full of darkness and cruel men.
74:21  O Lord, don’t let your downtrodden people be constantly insulted. Give cause for these poor and needy ones to praise your name!
74:22  Arise, O God, and state your case against our enemies. Remember the insults these rebels have hurled against you all day long.
74:23  Don’t overlook the cursing of these enemies of yours; it grows louder and louder.