Psalms 74:5-18

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.

⁷They set your sanctuary on fire; they desecrated where you live, knocking it to the ground.

⁸They said in their hearts, “We will destroy them all.” They burned up all of your meeting places in the land.

⁹We do not see any more signs; there is no prophet any more, and no one among us knows how long this will last.

¹⁰How long, God, will the enemy throw insults at you? Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever?

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.