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An Appeal against the Devastation of the Land by the Enemy.
A Maskil of Asaph. |
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| Psalm 74:1 |
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O God, why have You rejected us forever? Why
does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture? |
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| Psalm 74:2 |
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Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased
of old, Which You have redeemed to be the tribe of Your inheritance; And this
Mount Zion, where You have dwelt. |
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| Psalm 74:3 |
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Turn Your footsteps toward the perpetual ruins;
The enemy has damaged everything within the sanctuary. |
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| Psalm 74:4 |
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Your adversaries have roared in the midst of
Your meeting place; They have set up their own standards for signs. |
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| Psalm 74:5 |
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It seems as if one had lifted up His axe in
a forest of trees. |
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| Psalm 74:6 |
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And now all its carved work They smash with
hatchet and hammers. |
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| Psalm 74:7 |
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They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground;
They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name. |
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| Psalm 74:8 |
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They said in their heart, "Let us completely
subdue them." They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land. |
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| Psalm 74:9 |
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We do not see our signs; There is no longer
any prophet, Nor is there any among us who knows how long. |
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| Psalm 74:10 |
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How long, O God, will the adversary revile,
And the enemy spurn Your name forever? |
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| Psalm 74:11 |
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Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right
hand? From within Your bosom, destroy them! |
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| Psalm 74:12 |
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Yet God is my king from of old, Who works deeds
of deliverance in the midst of the earth. |
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| Psalm 74:13 |
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You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke
the heads of the sea monsters in the waters. |
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| Psalm 74:14 |
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You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You gave
him as food for the creatures of the wilderness. |
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| Psalm 74:15 |
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You broke open springs and torrents; You dried
up ever-flowing streams. |
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| Psalm 74:16 |
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Yours is the day, Yours also is the night; You
have prepared the light and the sun. |
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| Psalm 74:17 |
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You have established all the boundaries of the
earth; You have made summer and winter. |
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| Psalm 74:18 |
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Remember this, O LORD, that the enemy has reviled,
And a foolish people has spurned Your name. |
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| Psalm 74:19 |
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Do not deliver the soul of Your turtledove to
the wild beast; Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever. |
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| Psalm 74:20 |
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Consider the covenant; For the dark places of
the land are full of the habitations of violence. |
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| Psalm 74:21 |
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Let not the oppressed return dishonored; Let
the afflicted and needy praise Your name. |
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| Psalm 74:22 |
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Arise, O God, and plead Your own cause; Remember
how the foolish man reproaches You all day long. |
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| Psalm 74:23 |
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Do not forget the voice of Your adversaries,
The uproar of those who rise against You which ascends continually. |
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