Psalm 74 :: New English Translation (NET)

An Appeal against the Devastation of the Land by the Enemy.

Psa 74:1Why, O God, have you permanently rejected us? Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture?

Psa 74:2Remember your people whom you acquired in ancient times, whom you rescued so they could be your very own nation, as well as Mount Zion, where you dwell!

Psa 74:3

Psa 74:3Hurry and look at the permanent ruins, and all the damage the enemy has done to the temple!

Psa 74:4

Psa 74:4Your enemies roar in the middle of your sanctuary; they set up their battle flags.

Psa 74:5

Psa 74:5They invade like lumberjacks swinging their axes in a thick forest.

Psa 74:6

Psa 74:6And now they are tearing down all its engravings with axes and crowbars.

Psa 74:7

Psa 74:7They set your sanctuary on fire; they desecrate your dwelling place by knocking it to the ground.

Psa 74:8

Psa 74:8They say to themselves, "We will oppress all of them." They burn down all the places where people worship God in the land.

Psa 74:9

Psa 74:9We do not see any signs of God's presence; there are no longer any prophets and we have no one to tell us how long this will last.

Psa 74:10

Psa 74:10How long, O God, will the adversary hurl insults? Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever?

Psa 74:11

Psa 74:11Why do you remain inactive? Intervene and destroy him!

Psa 74:12

Psa 74:12But God has been my king from ancient times, performing acts of deliverance on the earth.

Psa 74:13

Psa 74:13You destroyed the sea by your strength; you shattered the heads of the sea monster in the water.

Psa 74:14

Psa 74:14You crushed the heads of Leviathan; you fed him to the people who live along the coast.

Psa 74:15

Psa 74:15You broke open the spring and the stream; you dried up perpetually flowing rivers.

Psa 74:16

Psa 74:16You established the cycle of day and night; you put the moon and sun in place.

Psa 74:17

Psa 74:17You set up all the boundaries of the earth; you created the cycle of summer and winter.

Psa 74:18

Psa 74:18Remember how the enemy hurls insults, O LORD, and how a foolish nation blasphemes your name!

Psa 74:19

Psa 74:19Do not hand the life of your dove over to a wild animal! Do not continue to disregard the lives of your oppressed people!

Psa 74:20

Psa 74:20Remember your covenant promises, for the dark regions of the earth are full of places where violence rules.

Psa 74:21

Psa 74:21Do not let the afflicted be turned back in shame! Let the oppressed and poor praise your name!

Psa 74:22

Psa 74:22Rise up, O God! Defend your honor! Remember how fools insult you all day long!

Psa 74:23

Psa 74:23Do not disregard what your enemies say, or the unceasing shouts of those who defy you.

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Psalm 74 :: New English Translation (NET)

An Appeal against the Devastation of the Land by the Enemy.

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