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<t><p class="indent1"><i>And</i> this<MH2088> Mount<MH2022> Zion<MH6726>, where You have dwelt<MH7931>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/74-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>Step<MH7311, 6471> toward the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>irreparable<MH5331> ruins<MH4876>; <t><p class="indent1">The enemy<MH340> has damaged<MH7489a> everything<MH3605> in the sanctuary<MH6944>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/74-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Your adversaries<MH6887c> have roared<MH7580> in the midst<MH7130> of Your meeting<MH4150> place<MH4150>; <t><p class="indent1">They have set<MH7760> up<MH7760> their own signs<MH226> as signs<MH226>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/74-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>It <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>seems<MH3045> like one bringing<MH935> up <t><p class="indent1"><i>His</i> axe<MH7134> into a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>forest<MH5441> of trees<MH6086>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/74-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And now<MH6258> they break<MH1986> down<MH1986> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>all<MH3162> its carved<MH6603> work<MH6603> <t><p class="indent1">With axe<MH3781> and hammers<MH3597>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/74-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>They have <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>burned<MH7971, 784> Your sanctuary<MH4720> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>to the ground<MH776>; <t><p class="indent1">They have defiled<MH2490c> the dwelling<MH4908> place<MH4908> of Your name<MH8034>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/74-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>They said<MH559> in their heart<MH3820>, “Let’s <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>completely<MH3162> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>subdue<MH3238> them.” <t><p class="indent1">They have burned<MH8313> all<MH3605> the meeting<MH4150> places<MH4150> of God<MH410> in the land<MH776>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/74-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>We do not see<MH7200> our signs<MH226>; <t><p class="indent1">There<MH369> is<MH369> no<MH369> longer<MH5750> any prophet<MH5030>, <t><p class="indent1">Nor<MH3808> is there <i>anyone</i> among<MH854> us who knows<MH3045> how<MH4100> long<MH5704>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/74-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>How<MH4970> long<MH5704, 4970>, God<MH430>, will the enemy<MH6862c> taunt<MH2778a> <i>You?</i> <t><p class="indent1">Shall the enemy<MH340> treat<MH5006> Your name<MH8034> disrespectfully<MH5006> forever<MH5331>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/74-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Why<MH4100> do You withdraw<MH7725> Your hand<MH3027>, even Your right<MH3225> hand<MH3225>? <t><p class="indent1"><i>Extend it</i> from Your chest<MH2436> <i>and</i> destroy<MH3615> <i>them!</i> <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/74-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Yet God<MH430> is my King<MH4428> from long<MH6924a> ago<MH6924a>, <t><p class="indent1">Who performs<MH6466> acts<MH3444> of<MH3444> salvation<MH3444> in the midst<MH7130> of the earth<MH776>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/74-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>You divided<MH6565b> the sea<MH3220> by Your strength<MH5797>; <t><p class="indent1"><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>You broke<MH7665> the heads<MH7218> of the sea<MH8577> monsters<MH8577> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>in the waters<MH4325>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/74-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[o]</a></span>You crushed<MH7533> the heads<MH7218> of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[p]</a></span>Leviathan<MH3882>; <t><p class="indent1">You gave<MH5414> him as food<MH3978> for the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[q]</a></span>creatures<MH5971a> of the wilderness<MH6716b>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/74-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[r]</a></span>You broke<MH1234> open<MH1234> springs<MH4599> and torrents<MH5158a>; <t><p class="indent1"><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[s]</a></span>You dried<MH3001> up<MH3001> ever-flowing<MH386> streams<MH5104>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/74-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Yours is the day<MH3117>, Yours also<MH637> is the night<MH3915>; <t><p class="indent1"><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[t]</a></span>You have prepared<MH3559> the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[u]</a></span>light<MH3974> and the sun<MH8121>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/74-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[v]</a></span>You have established<MH5324> all<MH3605> the boundaries<MH1367> of the earth<MH776>; <t><p class="indent1"><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[w]</a></span>You have <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[x]</a></span>created<MH3335> summer<MH7019c> and winter<MH2779>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/74-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Remember<MH2142> this<MH2088>, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[y]</a></span>LORD<MH3068>, that the enemy<MH340> has taunted<MH2778a> <i>You,</i> <t><p class="indent1">And a foolish<MH5036> people<MH5971a> has treated<MH5006> Your name<MH8034> disrespectfully<MH5006>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/74-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Do not give<MH5414> the soul<MH5315> of Your turtledove<MH8449> to the wild<MH2421b> animal<MH2421b>; <t><p class="indent1">Do not forget<MH7911> the life<MH2421b> of Your afflicted<MH6041> forever<MH5331>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/74-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Consider<MH5027> the covenant<MH1285>; <t><p class="indent1">For the dark<MH4285> places<MH4285> of the land<MH776> are full<MH4390> of the places<MH4999> of violence<MH2555>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/74-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>May the oppressed<MH1790> person<MH1790> not return<MH7725> dishonored<MH3637>; <t><p class="indent1">May the afflicted<MH6041> and the needy<MH34> praise<MH1984b> Your name<MH8034>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/74-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Arise<MH6965>, God<MH430>, <i>and</i> plead<MH7378> Your own cause<MH7379>; <t><p class="indent1">Remember<MH2142> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[z]</a></span>how the foolish<MH5036> person<MH5036> taunts<MH2781> You all<MH3605> day<MH3117> long. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/74-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Do not forget<MH7911> the voice<MH6963> of Your adversaries<MH6887c>, <t><p class="indent1">The uproar<MH7588> of those who rise<MH6965> against You, which ascends<MH5927> continually<MH8548>.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse"><FNC>PSALM 74<FNV>Title</span> Possibly, <i>Contemplative;</i> or <i>Didactic;</i> or <i>Skillful Psalm</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Or <i>pasturing</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> Lit <i>Lift Your footsteps</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> Lit <i>ruins</i> ruined <i>for all time</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>is known as</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>thicket</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Lit <i>altogether</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Lit <i>set on fire</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Or <i>To the ground they...</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Lit <i>altogether</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Or <i>oppress</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Or <i>You Yourself</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Or <i>You Yourself</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Lit <i>on</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[o]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Or <i>You Yourself</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[p]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Or <i>sea monster</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[q]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Lit <i>people</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[r]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Or <i>You Yourself</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[s]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Or <i>You Yourself</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[t]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Or <i>You Yourself</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[u]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Or <i>luminary</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[v]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> Or <i>You Yourself</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[w]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> Or <i>You Yourself</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[x]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> Or <i>formed</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[y]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> Or <i>that the enemy has taunted the L<i>ORD</i></i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[z]</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> Lit <i>Your reproach from the foolish man</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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