Psalms 74:1-6

¹A maschil of Asaph. God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture?

²Call to mind your people, whom you purchased in ancient times, the tribe whom you have redeemed to be your own heritage, and Mount Zion, where you live.

³Come look at the complete ruins, all the damage that the enemy has done in the holy place.

⁴Your adversaries roared in the middle of your appointed place; they set up their battle flags.

⁵They hacked away with axes as in a thick forest.

⁶They smashed and broke down all the engravings; they broke them with axes and hammers.