1 O God, have you rejected us forever? Why vent your anger on the sheep of your own fold?
2 Remember the people you have formed of old, the tribe you have redeemed as your inheritance. Remember Mount Zion where you once lived.
3 Climb and visit these hopeless ruins, the enemy has ravaged everything in the sanctuary.
4 Your foes have roared triumphantly in the holy place, and set up their banner of victory.
5 Like lumbermen felling trees,
6 they smashed the carved paneling with hatchets, hammers and axes.
7 They defiled your sanctuary and set aflame the dwelling place of your name.
8 They said in fury, "Let us destroy them all." They razed to the ground all the shrines of God in the land.
9 With no signs and no prophets, no one can tell how long this will last.
10 How long, O God, will the foe blaspheme? How long will the enemy revile your name?
11 Why do you hold back your right hand? Why keep your hand hidden?
12 Are you not O God, my king since birth, you who bring salvation to the land?
13 You split the sea in two by your power; you broke the monsters' heads in the water;
14 you crushed the heads of Leviathan and fed him to the dolphins.
15 You opened up rivers and springs and dried up ever-flowing streams.
16 You own the day as well as the night; you have set the course of the sun and the light.
17 You fixed the earth's borders, you created summer and winter.
18 Remember, O Lord, how the lawless scoff at your name, a party of fools cast you off.
19 Do not betray your turtledove to the beast, do not forget forever the life of your poor.
20 See how they keep your covenant in the dark caves of the land.
21 Do not let the oppressed be put to shame; may the poor and needy praise your name.
22 Arise, O God, and defend your cause, see how the thoughtless laugh at you all day long.
23 Do not forget the clamor of your foes, the continuous uproar of your enemies.
Versículos relacionados com Psalms, 74:
Psalm 74 is a lament of the people of Israel for the destruction of the temple and the city of Jerusalem. In the psalm, the author calls God to intervene and restore his land and his people. The following verses are related to the topics addressed in this Psalm:
Lamentations 5:20: "Why do you forget us forever and abandon us for such a long time?" This verse is a lament similar to that of Psalm 74, in which the author questions the apparent absence of God amid the suffering of his people.
Isaiah 64:11-12: "Our holy and glorious house, where our ancestors praised you, was burned; and all we had precious was ruined. Will you control you before all this, Lord? And you will punish us even more? " These verses also express the pain and frustration of the people before the destruction of their city and the temple of God.
Jeremiah 52:13: "They burned the house of the Lord, destroyed the walls of Jerusalem, set fire to all their palaces, and destroyed all that was precious to God's people." This verse provides a historical account of the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple of God by the Babylonians, which is the main theme of Psalm 74.
2 Kings 25:9: "They burned the house of the Lord, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem; they set fire to all important buildings." This verse also describes the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple for the Babylonians, and is similar to the account in Jeremiah 52:13.
Psalm 79:1: "O God, the nations invaded your inheritance; they profaned your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to ruins." This verse is similar to Psalm 74, for it also expresses the pain of the people before the destruction of the temple and the city.
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