0 A Maskil of Asaph.
1 O God, why dost thou cast us off for ever? Why does thy anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
2 Remember thy congregation, which thou hast gotten of old, which thou hast redeemed to be the tribe of thy heritage! Remember Mount Zion, where thou hast dwelt.
3 Direct thy steps to the perpetual ruins; the enemy has destroyed everything in the sanctuary!
4 Thy foes have roared in the midst of thy holy place; they set up their own signs for signs.
5 At the upper entrance they hacked the wooden trellis with axes.
6 And then all its carved wood they broke down with hatchets and hammers.
7 They set thy sanctuary on fire; to the ground they desecrated the dwelling place of thy name.
8 They said to themselves, "We will utterly subdue them"; they burned all the meeting places of God in the land.
9 We do not see our signs; there is no longer any prophet, and there is none among us who knows how long.
10 How long, O God, is the foe to scoff? Is the enemy to revile thy name for ever?
11 Why dost thou hold back thy hand, why dost thou keep thy right hand in thy bosom?
12 Yet God my King is from of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
13 Thou didst divide the sea by thy might; thou didst break the heads of the dragons on the waters.
14 Thou didst crush the heads of Leviathan, thou didst give him as food for the creatures of the wilderness.
15 Thou didst cleave open springs and brooks; thou didst dry up ever-flowing streams.
16 Thine is the day, thine also the night; thou hast established the luminaries and the sun.
17 Thou hast fixed all the bounds of the earth; thou hast made summer and winter.
18 Remember this, O LORD, how the enemy scoffs, and an impious people reviles thy name.
19 Do not deliver the soul of thy dove to the wild beasts; do not forget the life of thy poor for ever.
20 Have regard for thy covenant; for the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence.
21 Let not the downtrodden be put to shame; let the poor and needy praise thy name.
22 Arise, O God, plead thy cause; remember how the impious scoff at thee all the day!
23 Do not forget the clamor of thy foes, the uproar of thy adversaries which goes up continually!
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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