Psalms 74:1-10

1 God, why have you rejected us for so long? Why are you angry with us, the sheep of your pasture?
2 Remember the people you bought long ago. You saved us, and we are your very own. After all, you live on Mount Zion.
3 Make your way through these old ruins; the enemy wrecked everything in the Temple.
4 Those who were against you shouted in your meeting place and raised their flags there.
5 They came with axes raised as if to cut down a forest of trees.
6 They smashed the carved panels with their axes and hatchets.
7 They burned your Temple to the ground; they have made the place where you live unclean.
8 They thought, "We will completely crush them!" They burned every place where God was worshiped in the land.
9 We do not see any signs. There are no more prophets, and no one knows how long this will last.
10 God, how much longer will the enemy make fun of you? Will they insult you forever?
Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.