Psalms 73

1Of understanding; for Asaph. O God, why have You rejected us to the end? Why has Your anger raged against the sheep of Your pasture?

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2Remember Your congregation You acquired from the beginning, That You redeemed the rod of Your inheritance, This Mount Zion, where You encamped.

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3Lift up Your hands against their arrogance to the end, Against every thing the enemy prostituted in Your holy places.

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4Those who hate You boasted in the midst of Your feast; They set up their signs, yes signs, and they did not know.

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5As into an entrance hall,

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6As in a thicket of trees, they cut down its doors with axes; With battle axes and hammers, they broke it down.

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7They burned down Your sanctuary; They defiled the tabernacle of Your name to the ground.

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8Their kindred said in their heart together, "Come, let us abolish all the feasts of God from the earth."

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9We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet, and He will no longer know us.

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10How long, O God, will the enemy reproach? Will the adversary provoke Your name to the end?

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11Why do You turn away Your hand, Your right hand from the midst of Your breast to the end?

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12But God is our King before the ages; He worked salvation in the midst of the earth.

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13You strengthened the sea by Your power; You crushed the heads of dragons upon the water.

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14You shattered the heads of the dragon; You gave him as food for the Ethiopian peoples.

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15You broke apart fountains and torrents; You dried up the rivers of Etham.

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16The day is Yours, and the night is Yours; You created the light and the sun.

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17You made all the boundaries of the earth; Summer and winter, You formed these things.

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18Remember this: the enemy insulted the Lord, And a foolish people provoked Your name.

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19May You not deliver to wild beasts the soul who gives thanks to You; May You not forget the souls of Your poor to the end.

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20Look upon Your covenant, For the dark places of the earth are filled with the houses of lawlessness.

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21Let not the humbled and the disgraced be turned away; The poor and needy shall praise Your name.

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22Arise, O God, judge Your cause; Remember the insults against You by the foolish man all the day long.

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23Do not forget the voice of Your suppliants; The arrogance of those who hate You rises against You continually.

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