3Hasten thy steps to those utter desolations! Every thing in the sanctuary hath the enemy abused!
4Thine enemies roar in the place of thine assemblies; Their own symbols have they set up for signs.
5They appear like those who raise the axe against a thicket;
6They have broken down the carved work of thy temple with axes and hammers;
7They have cast fire into thy sanctuary; They have profaned, and cast to the ground, the dwelling-place of thy name.
8They said in their hearts, “Let us destroy them all together!” They have burned all God's places of assembly in the land.
9We no longer see our signs; There is no prophet among us, Nor any one that knoweth how long this desolation shall endure.
10How long, O God! shall the adversary revile? Shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
Psalms 74
Psalms 74:3-10