Psalms, Chapter 74:
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Verses from Psalms, Chapter 74 of the book of Psalms in the Bible.
- 1. Why have you abandoned us forever, O God? Why does your anger burn against the flock that is your property?
- 2. Remember the people you acquired from ancient times, the tribe you redeemed as your inheritance, Mount Zion where you made your home.
- 3. Direct your steps to the eternal ruins; all the evil that the enemy caused in the sanctuary.
- 4. Your adversaries roar in your sanctuary; they raise their banners as signs of victory.
- 5. They look like men armed with axes, cutting through thick wood.
- 6. Using axes and sledgehammers, they destroyed all the wooden carvings.
- 7. They set fire to your sanctuary; they have profaned the place where your name dwells.
- 8. They said in their hearts, “We will completely destroy them!” And they burned all the sanctuaries of God on earth.
- 9. We no longer see our miraculous signs; there are no more prophets, and no one among us knows how long this will last.
- 10. How long, O God, will the adversary blaspheme? Will the enemy despise your name forever?
- 11. Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand? Extend it and destroy them!
- 12. But you, O God, have been my king from of old, bringing salvation to the earth.
- 13. You divided the sea by your strength; you crushed the heads of sea monsters.
- 14. You cut Leviathan's heads into pieces and gave them as food to the inhabitants of the desert.
- 15. You opened springs and torrents; you dried up everlasting rivers.
- 16. Yours is the day and yours is the night; You established the sun and the moon.
- 17. You determined all the borders of the earth; you created summer and winter.
- 18. Remember how the enemy has mocked you, O Lord, how the fools have blasphemed your name.
- 19. Do not give the life of your dove to the wild animal; do not forget forever the lives of your afflicted ones.
- 20. Look to your covenant, for the dark places of the earth are full of violence.
- 21. Do not allow the oppressed to go away humiliated; may the poor and needy praise your name.
- 22. Arise, O God, plead your cause; remember how fools mock you all day long.
- 23. Do not ignore the shouting of your adversaries, the ever-increasing tumult of your enemies.
