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Asaph asks why God seems to reject His flock, describes enemies destroying the sanctuary and signs, recalls God's ancient power over sea and creation, and asks Him to remember the covenant.
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Psalms 74
Asaph asks why God seems to reject His flock, describes enemies destroying the sanctuary and signs, recalls God's ancient power over sea and creation, and asks Him to remember the covenant.
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1O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever?…2Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the…3Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all…4Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they…5A man was famous according as he had lifted up…6But now they break down the carved work thereof at…7They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled…8They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together:…9We see not our signs: there is no more any…10O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the…11Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck…12For God is my King of old, working salvation in…13Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest…14Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest…15Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst…16The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou…17Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou…18Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and…19O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the…20Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of…21O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor…22Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the…23Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of…