2.1 KiB
Psalm 74Prayer for Israel
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Why have you rejected us forever, God? Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture?
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Remember your congregation, which you purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe for your own possession. Remember Mount Zion where you dwell.
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Make your way to the perpetual ruins, to all that the enemy has destroyed in the sanctuary.
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Your adversaries roared in the meeting place where you met with us. They set up their emblems as signs.
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It was like men in a thicket of trees, wielding axes,
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then smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks.
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They set your sanctuary on fire; they utterly desecrated the dwelling place of your name.
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They said in their hearts, "Let's oppress them relentlessly." They burned every place throughout the land where God met with us.
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There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer a prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.
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God, how long will the enemy mock? Will the foe insult your name forever?
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Why do you hold back your hand? Stretch out your right hand and destroy them!
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God my King is from ancient times, performing saving acts on the earth.
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You divided the sea with your strength; you smashed the heads of the sea monsters in the water;
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you crushed the heads of Leviathan; you fed him to the creatures of the desert.
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You opened up springs and streams; you dried up ever-flowing rivers.
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The day is yours, also the night; you established the moon and the sun.
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You set all the boundaries of the earth; you made summer and winter.
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Remember this: the enemy has mocked the Lord, and a foolish people has insulted your name.
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Do not give to beasts the life of your dove; do not forget the lives of your poor people forever.
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Consider the covenant, for the dark places of the land are full of violence.
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Do not let the oppressed turn away in shame; let the poor and needy praise your name.
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Rise up, God, champion your cause! Remember the insults that fools bring against you all day long.
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Do not forget the clamor of your adversaries, the tumult of your opponents that goes up constantly.