74A maskil of Asaph. Why have you rejected us forever, O God? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?H4905H623H430H2186H5331H639H6225H6629H48302Remember the people you purchased of old, the tribe of your inheritance, whom you redeemed--Mount Zion, where you dwelt.H2142H5712H7069H6924H7626H5159H1350H2022H6726H79313Turn your steps toward these everlasting ruins, all this destruction the enemy has brought on the sanctuary.H7311H6471H5331H4876H341H7489H69444Your foes roared in the place where you met with us; they set up their standards as signs.H6887H7580H7130H4150H7760H226H2265They behaved like men wielding axes to cut through a thicket of trees.H3045H935H4605H7134H5442H60866They smashed all the carved paneling with their axes and hatchets.H1986H6603H3162H3781H35977They burned your sanctuary to the ground; they defiled the dwelling place of your Name.H7971H784H4720H2490H4908H8034H7768They said in their hearts, "We will crush them completely!" They burned every place where God was worshiped in the land.H559H3820H3238H3162H8313H4150H410H7769We are given no miraculous signs; no prophets are left, and none of us knows how long this will be.H7200H226H5030H3045H570410How long will the enemy mock you, O God? Will the foe revile your name forever?H430H6862H2778H341H5006H8034H533111Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand? Take it from the folds of your garment and destroy them!H7725H3027H3225H3615H7130H2436H243612But you, O God, are my king from of old; you bring salvation upon the earth.H430H4428H6924H6466H3444H7130H77613It was you who split open the sea by your power; you broke the heads of the monster in the waters.H6565H3220H5797H7665H7218H8577H432514It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan and gave him as food to the creatures of the desert.H7533H7218H3882H5414H3978H5971H672815It was you who opened up springs and streams; you dried up the ever flowing rivers.H1234H4599H5158H3001H386H510416The day is yours, and yours also the night; you established the sun and moon.H3117H3915H3559H3974H812117It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth; you made both summer and winter.H5324H1367H776H3335H7019H277918Remember how the enemy has mocked you, O LORD, how foolish people have reviled your name.H2142H341H2778H3068H5036H5971H5006H803419Do not hand over the life of your dove to wild beasts; do not forget the lives of your afflicted people forever.H5414H5315H8449H2416H7911H2416H6041H533120Have regard for your covenant, because haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.H5027H1285H4285H776H4390H4999H255521Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace; may the poor and needy praise your name.H1790H7725H3637H6041H34H1984H803422Rise up, O God, and defend your cause; remember how fools mock you all day long.H6965H430H7378H7379H2142H5036H2781H311723Do not ignore the clamor of your adversaries, the uproar of your enemies, which rises continually.H7911H6963H6887H7588H6965H5927H8548