Psalm 74:1-23 LSB

[1] Why, O God? Have You rejected us forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture? [2] Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, Which You have redeemed to be the tribe of Your inheritance; And this Mount Zion, where You have dwelt. [3] Lift up Your steps toward the perpetual ruins; The enemy has damaged everything within the sanctuary. [4] Your adversaries have roared in the midst of Your meeting place; They have set up their own signs for signs. [5] Each seems like one who lifts up An axe against the undergrowth of trees. [6] And now its carved work altogether They smash with hatchet and hammers. [7] They have set Your sanctuary on fire; By bringing it to the ground, they have defiled the dwelling place of Your name. [8] They said in their heart, “Let us completely subdue them.” They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land. [9] We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet, Nor is there any among us who knows how long. [10] How long, O God, will the adversary reproach? Will the enemy spurn Your name forever? [11] Why do You turn back Your hand, even Your right hand? From within Your bosom, destroy them! [12] Yet God is my King from of old, Who works deeds of salvation in the midst of the earth. [13] You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters. [14] You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You gave him as food for the creatures of the desert. [15] You split open spring and river; You dried up ever-flowing rivers. [16] Yours is the day, Yours also is the night; You have established the light and the sun. [17] You have caused all the boundaries of the earth to stand firm; You have formed summer and winter. [18] Remember this, O Yahweh, that the enemy has reproached, And a wickedly foolish people has spurned Your name. [19] Do not deliver the soul of Your turtledove to the wild beast; Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever. [20] Look to the covenant; For the dark places of the land are full of the haunts of violence. [21] Let not the oppressed return dishonored; Let the afflicted and needy praise Your name. [22] Arise, O God, and plead Your own cause; Remember how the wicked fool reproaches You all day long. [23] Do not forget the voice of Your adversaries, The rumbling of those who rise against You which ascends continually.