| Chapter 74 |
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God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture? --
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Remember your congregation, which you purchased of old, Which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your inheritance; Mount Zion, in which you have lived. --
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Lift up your feet to the perpetual ruins, All the evil that the enemy has done in the sanctuary. --
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Your adversaries have roared in the midst of your assembly. They have set up their standards as signs. --
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They behaved like men wielding axes, Cutting through a thicket of trees. --
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Now all its carved work They break down with hatchet and hammers. --
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They have burned your sanctuary to the ground. They have profaned the dwelling-place of your Name. --
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They said in their heart, 'We will crush them completely.' They have burned up all the places in the land where God was worshipped. --
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We see no miraculous signs. There is no longer any prophet, Neither is there among us anyone who knows how long. --
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How long, God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme your name forever? --
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Why do you draw back your hand, even your right hand? Take it out of your pocket and consume them! --
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Yet God is my King of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth. --
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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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You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces. You gave him as food to people and desert creatures. --
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You opened up spring and stream. You dried up mighty rivers. --
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The day is yours, the night is also yours. You have prepared the light and the sun. --
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You have set all the boundaries of the earth. You have made summer and winter. --
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Remember this, that the enemy has mocked you, Yahweh. Foolish people have blasphemed your name. --
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Don't deliver the soul of your dove to wild beasts. Don't forget the life of your poor forever. --
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Honor your covenant, For haunts of violence fill the dark places of the earth. --
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Don't let the oppressed return ashamed. Let the poor and needy praise your name. --
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Arise, God! Plead your own cause. Remember how the foolish man mocks you all day. --
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Don't forget the voice of your adversaries. The tumult of those who rise up against you ascends continually. Psalm 75 For the Chief Musician. To the tune of 'Do Not Destroy.' A Psalm by Asaph. A song. --
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