Psalms 74 — ULB

A maschil of Asaph.

74Verse 1God, why have you rejected us forever?
Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture?
^{Verse 2}Call to mind your people, whom you purchased in ancient times,
the tribe whom you have redeemed to be your own heritage,
and Mount Zion, where you live.
^{Verse 3}Come look at the complete ruins,
all the damage that the enemy has done in the holy place.
^{Verse 4}Your adversaries roared in the middle of your appointed place;
they set up their battle flags.
^{Verse 5}They hacked away with axes
as in a thick forest.
^{Verse 6}They smashed and broke down all the engravings;
they broke them with axes and hammers.
^{Verse 7}They set your sanctuary on fire;
they desecrated where you live, knocking it to the ground.
^{Verse 8}They said in their hearts, “We will destroy them all.”
They burned up all of your meeting places in the land.
^{Verse 9}We do not see any more signs;
there is no prophet any more,
and no one among us knows how long this will last.
^{Verse 10}How long, God, will the enemy throw insults at you?
Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever?
^{Verse 11}Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand?
Take your right hand from your garment and destroy them.
^{Verse 12}Yet God has been my king from ancient times,
bringing salvation on the earth.
^{Verse 13}You divided the sea by your strength;
you smashed the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.
^{Verse 14}You crushed the heads of leviathan;
you fed him to those living in the wilderness.
^{Verse 15}You broke open springs and streams;
you dried up flowing rivers.
^{Verse 16}The day is yours, and the night is yours also;
you set the sun and moon in place.
^{Verse 17}You have set all the borders of the earth;
you have made summer and winter.
^{Verse 18}Call to mind how the enemy hurled insults at you, Yahweh,
and that a foolish people has blasphemed your name.
^{Verse 19}Do not give the life of your dove to a wild animal.
Do not forget forever the life of your oppressed people.
^{Verse 20}Remember your covenant,
for the dark regions of the land are full of places of violence.
^{Verse 21}Do not let the oppressed be turned back in shame;
let the poor and oppressed praise your name.
^{Verse 22}Arise, God; defend your own honor;
call to mind how fools insult you all day long.
^{Verse 23}Do not forget the voice of your adversaries
or the uproar of those who continually defy you.