74An Asaph psalm. You walked off and left us, and never looked back. God, how could you do that? We're your very own sheep; how can you stomp off in anger?H4905H623H430H2186H5331H639H6225H6629H4830

2Refresh your memory of us—you bought us a long time ago. Your most precious tribe—you paid a good price for us! Your very own Mount Zion—you actually lived here once!H2142H5712H7069H6924H7626H5159H1350H2022H6726H7931

3Come and visit the site of disaster, see how they've wrecked the sanctuary.H7311H6471H5331H4876H341H7489H6944

4While your people were at worship, your enemies barged in, brawling and scrawling graffiti.H6887H7580H7130H4150H7760H226H226

5They set fire to the porch; axes swinging, they chopped up the woodwork,H3045H935H4605H7134H5442H6086

6Beat down the doors with sledgehammers, then split them into kindling.H1986H6603H3162H3781H3597

7They burned your holy place to the ground, violated the place of worship.H7971H784H4720H2490H4908H8034H776

8They said to themselves, "We'll wipe them all out," and burned down all the places of worship.H559H3820H3238H3162H8313H4150H410H776

9There's not a sign or symbol of God in sight, nor anyone to speak in his name, no one who knows what's going on.H7200H226H5030H3045H5704

10How long, God, will barbarians blaspheme, enemies curse and get by with it?H430H6862H2778H341H5006H8034H5331

11Why don't you do something? How long are you going to sit there with your hands folded in your lap?H7725H3027H3225H3615H7130H2436H2436

12God is my King from the very start; he works salvation in the womb of the earth.H430H4428H6924H6466H3444H7130H776

13With one blow you split the sea in two, you made mincemeat of the dragon Tannin.H6565H3220H5797H7665H7218H8577H4325

14You lopped off the heads of Leviathan, then served them up in a stew for the animals.H7533H7218H3882H5414H3978H5971H6728

15With your finger you opened up springs and creeks, and dried up the wild floodwaters.H1234H4599H5158H3001H386H5104

16You own the day, you own the night; you put stars and sun in place.H3117H3915H3559H3974H8121

17You laid out the four corners of earth, shaped the seasons of summer and winter.H5324H1367H776H3335H7019H2779

18Mark and remember, GOD, all the enemy taunts, each idiot desecration.H2142H341H2778H3068H5036H5971H5006H8034

19Don't throw your lambs to the wolves; after all we've been through, don't forget us.H5414H5315H8449H2416H7911H2416H6041H5331

20Remember your promises; the city is in darkness, the countryside violent.H5027H1285H4285H776H4390H4999H2555

21Don't leave the victims to rot in the street; make them a choir that sings your praises.H1790H7725H3637H6041H34H1984H8034

22On your feet, O God— stand up for yourself! Do you hear what they're saying about you, all the vile obscenities?H6965H430H7378H7379H2142H5036H2781H3117

23Don't tune out their malicious filth, the brawling invective that never lets up.H7911H6963H6887H7588H6965H5927H8548