Psalms 74 {An Instruction of Asaph} O God, wherefore doest thou cast us so clean away? Why is thy wrath so hot against the sheep of thy pasture?

MSTC⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ {An Instruction of Asaph} O God, wherefore doest thou cast us so clean away? Why is thy wrath so hot against the sheep of thy pasture? ² O think upon thy congregation, whom thou hast purchased, and redeemed of old; the staff of thine inheritance, whom thou hast redeemed, even this hill of Zion wherein thou dwellest. ³ Lift up thy feet, that thou mayest utterly destroy every enemy which hath done evil in thy sanctuary. ⁴ Thine adversaries roar in the midst of thy congregations, and set up their banners for tokens. ⁵ He that hewed timber afore out of the thick trees was known to bring it to an excellent work. ⁶ But now they break down all the carved work thereof with axes and hammers. ⁷ They have set fire upon thy holy places, and have defiled the dwelling place of thy name, even to the ground. ⁸ Yea, they say in their hearts, "Let us make havoc of them all together." Thus have they burnt up all the houses of God in the land. ⁹ We see not our tokens. There is not one prophet more; no, not one is there among us, that understandeth any more. ¹⁰ O God, how long shall the adversary do this dishonour? How long shall the enemy blaspheme thy name? Forever? ¹¹ Why withdrawest thou thy hand? Why pluckest thou not thy righthand out of thy bosom, to consume thy enemies? ¹² But God is my King of old; the help that is done upon earth, he doeth it himself. ¹³ Thou dividest the sea through thy power, thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. ¹⁴ Thou smitest the heads of Leviathan in pieces, and givest him to be meat for the people in the wilderness. ¹⁵ Thou bringest out fountains and waters out of the hard rocks; thou driest up mighty rivers. ¹⁶ The day is thine. The night is thine. Thou hast prepared the lights and the sun. ¹⁷ Thou hast set all the borders of the earth; thou hast made both summer and winter. ¹⁸ Remember this, O LORD, how the enemy rebuketh, and how the foolish people blaspheme thy name. ¹⁹ O deliver not the soul of thy turtle dove unto the beasts, and forget not the congregation of the poor forever. ²⁰ Look upon the covenant, for the dark houses of the earth are full of wickedness. ²¹ O let not the simple go away ashamed; for the poor and needy give praises unto thy name. ²² Arise, O God, and maintain thine own cause; remember how the foolish man blasphemeth thee daily. ²³ Forget not the voice of thine enemies; for the presumption of them that hate thee, increaseth ever more and more.