Psalms 74:11-22

¹¹Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand? Take your right hand from your garment and destroy them.

¹²Yet God has been my king from ancient times, bringing salvation on the earth.

¹³You divided the sea by your strength; you smashed the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.

¹⁴You crushed the heads of leviathan; you fed him to those living in the wilderness.

¹⁵You broke open springs and streams; you dried up flowing rivers.

¹⁶The day is yours, and the night is yours also; you set the sun and moon in place.

¹⁷You have set all the borders of the earth; you have made summer and winter.

¹⁸Call to mind how the enemy hurled insults at you, Yahweh, and that a foolish people has blasphemed your name.

¹⁹Do not give the life of your dove to a wild animal. Do not forget forever the life of your oppressed people.

²⁰Remember your covenant, for the dark regions of the land are full of places of violence.

²¹Do not let the oppressed be turned back in shame; let the poor and oppressed praise your name.

²²Arise, God; defend your own honor; call to mind how fools insult you all day long.