[1] God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder
against the sheep of your pasture? [2] Remember your congregation, which
you purchased of old, Which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your
inheritance; Mount Zion, in which you have lived. [3] Lift up your feet
to the perpetual ruins, All the evil that the enemy has done in the
sanctuary. [4] Your adversaries have roared in the midst of your assembly.
They have set up their standards as signs. [5] They behaved like men
wielding axes, Cutting through a thicket of trees. [6] Now all its
carved work They break down with hatchet and hammers. [7] They have
burned your sanctuary to the ground. They have profaned the
dwelling-place of your Name. [8] They said in their heart, "We will crush
them completely." They have burned up all the places in the land where
God was worshipped. [9] We see no miraculous signs. There is no
longer any prophet, Neither is there among us anyone who knows how long.
[10] How long, God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy
blaspheme your name forever? [11] Why do you draw back your hand, even your
right hand? Take it out of your pocket and consume them! [12] Yet God is
my King of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth. [13] You
divided the sea by your strength. You broke the heads of the sea
monsters in the waters. [14] You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces.
You gave him as food to people and desert creatures. [15] You opened up
spring and stream. You dried up mighty rivers. [16] The day is yours,
the night is also yours. You have prepared the light and the sun. [17]
You have set all the boundaries of the earth. You have made summer and
winter. [18] Remember this, that the enemy has mocked you, Yahweh.
Foolish people have blasphemed your name. [19] Don`t deliver the soul of
your dove to wild beasts. Don`t forget the life of your poor forever.
[20] Honor your covenant, For haunts of violence fill the dark places of
the earth. [21] Don`t let the oppressed return ashamed. Let the poor and
needy praise your name. [22] Arise, God! Plead your own cause. Remember
how the foolish man mocks you all day. [23] Don`t forget the voice of your
adversaries. The tumult of those who rise up against you ascends
continually. Psalm 75 For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do
Not Destroy." A Psalm by Asaph. A song.
