74 1 The faithful complain of the destruction of the Church and true religion, 2 Under the Name of Zion, and the Temple destroyed: 11 and trusting in the might and free mercies of God, 20 by his covenant , 21 they require help and succor for the glory of God’s holy Name, for the salvation of his poor afflicted servants, 23 and the confusion of his proud enemies.

A Psalm to give instruction, committed to Asaph.

¹ O God, ^[a]why hast thou put us away forever? why is thy wrath kindled against the sheep of thy pasture?

² Think upon the congregation, which thou hast possessed of old, and on the ^[b]rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed, and on this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.

³ Lift up thy ^[c]strokes, that thou mayest forever destroy every enemy that doeth evil to the Sanctuary.

⁴ Thine adversaries roar in the midst of thy congregation, and ^[d]set up their banners for signs.

⁵ He that ^[e]lifted the axes upon the thick trees, was renowned as one that brought a thing to perfection:

⁶ But now they break down the carved work thereof with axes and hammers.

⁷ They have cast thy Sanctuary into the fire, and razed it to the ground, and have defiled the dwelling place of thy Name.

⁸ They said in their ^[f]hearts, Let us destroy them altogether: they have burnt all the Synagogues of God in the land.

⁹ We see not our signs: there is not one Prophet more, nor any with us that knoweth ^[g]how long.

¹⁰ O God, how long shall the adversary reproach thee? shall the enemy blaspheme thy Name forever?

¹¹ Why withdrawest thou thine hand, even thy right hand? draw it out of thy bosom, and ^[h]consume them.

¹² Even God is my king of old, working salvation ^[i]in the midst of the earth.

¹³ Thou didst divide the sea by thy power: thou brakest the heads of the ^[j]dragons in the waters.

¹⁴ Thou brakest the head of ^[k]Leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be ^[l]meat for the people in wilderness.

¹⁵ Thou brakest up the fountain and river: thou driest up mighty rivers.

¹⁶ The ^[m]day is thine, and the night is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.

¹⁷ Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made Summer and Winter.

¹⁸ Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached the Lord, and the foolish people hath blasphemed thy Name.

¹⁹ Give not the soul of thy ^[n]turtle dove unto the beast, and forget not the Congregation of thy poor forever.

²⁰ Consider thy covenant: for ^[o]the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of the cruel.

²¹ O let not the oppressed return ashamed, but let the poor and needy praise thy Name.

²² Arise, O God: maintain thy ^[p]own cause: remember thy daily reproach by the foolish man.

²³ Forget not the voice of thine enemies: for the tumult of them that rise against thee, ^[q]ascendeth continually.