Psalm 74:1-Psalm 75:1 - Prayer For Israel
1 A Maskil of Asaph.
Why does Your anger burn
against the sheep of Your pasture?
which You purchased long ago
and redeemed as the tribe for Your own possession.
Remember Mount Zion where You dwell.
to all that the enemy has destroyed in the sanctuary.
where You met with us.
They set up their emblems as signs.
wielding axes,
with hatchets and picks.
they utterly
the dwelling place of Your name.
“Let us oppress them relentlessly.”
They burned down every place throughout the land
where God met with us.
There is no longer a prophet.
And none of us knows how long this will last.
Will the foe insult Your name forever?
Stretch out
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performing saving acts on the earth.
You smashed the heads of the sea monsters in the waters;
You fed him to the creatures of the desert.
You dried up ever-flowing rivers.
You established the moon and the sun.
You made summer and winter.
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and a foolish people has insulted Your name.
do not forget the lives of Your poor people forever.
for the dark places of the land are full of violence.
let the poor and needy praise Your name.
Remember the insults
that fools bring against You all day long.
the tumult of Your opponents that goes up constantly.
1 For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.”
we give thanks to You, for Your name is near.
People tell about Your wonderful works.