Psalm 74:1-6

Psalm 74 1A maskil Title: Probably a literary or musical term of Asaph. O God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?

2Remember the nation you purchased long ago, the people of your inheritance, whom you redeemed— Mount Zion, where you dwelt.

3Turn your steps toward these everlasting ruins, all this destruction the enemy has brought on the sanctuary.

4Your foes roared in the place where you met with us; they set up their standards as signs.

5They behaved like men wielding axes to cut through a thicket of trees.

6They smashed all the carved paneling with their axes and hatchets.