Psalms 74:7-23

⁷Then they set fire to your Temple, burning it to the ground. They defiled the place where you live, the place that bears your name.

⁸They said to themselves, “Let's destroy it all!” So they burned down every place where God was worshiped throughout the land.

⁹We no longer see any signs. There are no prophets left. And no one among us knows how long this will last.

¹⁰How long will the enemy ridicule you, God? Will they insult your character forever?

¹¹Why do you hold back from doing something? Take action and destroy them!

¹²But you, God, are our king from long ago. You have saved us many times in the land.

¹³You were the one who split apart the sea by your strength; you broke the heads of the sea monsters.

¹⁴You were the one who crushed the heads of Leviathan, and you gave its body to the desert animals to eat.

¹⁵You were the one who made springs and rivers flow with water. You made permanent rivers dry up.

¹⁶You created the day, and also the night; you made the moon and the sun.

¹⁷You set the boundaries of the earth; you made summer and winter.

¹⁸So keep in mind how the enemy ridiculed you, Lord, and how irreverent people insulted your reputation.

¹⁹Don't let wild animals kill your turtledoves! Don't abandon your people forever!

²⁰Remember your promises in the agreement, because the land is full of dark places and violence.

²¹Don't let those who suffer be mistreated again. Let the poor and needy praise you for you who are.

²²Stand up, God, and plead your case. Don't forget how these foolish people insulted you all the time.

²³Don't ignore what your enemies have said, for their loud accusations against you are getting worse and worse!