Psalms 74 (NET)

Psalms 74:1¹Why, O God, have you permanently rejected us? Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture?Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 74:2²Remember 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.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 74:3³Hurry to the permanent ruins, and to all the damage the enemy has done to the temple.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 74:4⁴Your enemies roar in the middle of your sanctuary; they set up their battle flags.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 74:5⁵They invade like lumberjacks swinging their axes in a thick forest.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 74:6⁶And now they are tearing down all its engravings with axes and crowbars.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 74:7⁷They set your sanctuary on fire; they desecrate your dwelling place by knocking it to the ground.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 74:8⁸They say to themselves, “We will oppress all of them.” They burn down all the places in the land where people worship God.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 74:9⁹We 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.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 74:10¹⁰How long, O God, will the adversary hurl insults? Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever?Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 74:11¹¹Why do you remain inactive? Intervene and destroy him.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 74:12¹²But God has been my king from ancient times, performing acts of deliverance on the earth.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 74:13¹³You destroyed the sea by your strength; you shattered the heads of the sea monster in the water.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 74:14¹⁴You crushed the heads of Leviathan; you fed him to the people who live along the coast.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 74:15¹⁵You broke open the spring and the stream; you dried up perpetually flowing rivers.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 74:16¹⁶You established the cycle of day and night; you put the moon and sun in place.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 74:17¹⁷You set up all the boundaries of the earth; you created the cycle of summer and winter.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 74:18¹⁸Remember how the enemy hurls insults, O Lord, and how a foolish nation blasphemes your name.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 74:19¹⁹Do not hand the life of your dove over to a wild animal. Do not continue to disregard the lives of your oppressed people.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 74:20²⁰Remember your covenant promises, for the dark regions of the earth are full of places where violence rules.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 74:21²¹Do not let the afflicted be turned back in shame. Let the oppressed and poor praise your name.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 74:22²²Rise up, O God. Defend your honor. Remember how fools insult you all day long.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 74:23²³Do not disregard what your enemies say, or the unceasing shouts of those who defy you.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s