Thematic Bible

Psalm 74:1

O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? Why does thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

Psalm 74:2

Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed, this Mount Zion, in which thou hast dwelt.

Psalm 74:3

Lift up thy feet unto the eternal desolations, unto every enemy who has done wickedly in the sanctuary.
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Psalm 74:4

Thine enemies have roared in the midst of thy assemblies; they set up their own banners for signs.
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Psalm 74:5

Renowned, as one on the way to heaven, he who lifted up axes upon the thick trees for the work of the sanctuary.

Psalm 74:6

But now they break down all the carved work thereof with axes and hammers.

Psalm 74:7

They have set fire to thy sanctuaries; they have defiled the tabernacle of thy name in the earth.

Psalm 74:8

They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them at once; they have burned up all the meeting places of the people of God in the earth.

Psalm 74:9

We no longer see our own banners; there is no longer any prophet: neither is there among us any that knows. How long shall this be?

Psalm 74:10

O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?

Psalm 74:11

Why dost thou withdraw thy hand, even thy right hand? Why dost thou hide it in thy bosom.

Psalm 74:12

For God is my King from of old, he who works saving health in the midst of the earth.

Psalm 74:13

Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength; thou didst break the heads of the dragons in the waters.

Psalm 74:14

Thou didst break the heads of leviathan in pieces and didst give him to be food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

Psalm 74:15

Thou didst cleave the fountain and the river; thou didst dry up mighty rivers.

Psalm 74:16

The day is thine, the night also is thine; thou hast prepared the light and the sun.

Psalm 74:17

Thou hast set all the borders of the earth; thou hast made summer and winter.

Psalm 74:18

Remember this, that the enemy has spoken against the LORD and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.

Psalm 74:19

O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the beasts; forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.

Psalm 74:20

Have respect unto the covenant; for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of violence.

Psalm 74:21

O let not the oppressed return ashamed; the poor and destitute shall praise thy name.

Psalm 74:22

Arise, O God, plead thine own cause; remember how the foolish man reproaches thee daily.

Psalm 74:23

Forget not the voices of thine enemies; the tumult of those that rise up against thee increases continually.