Psalms 74: 1 - 7, 20 - 21
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O God, why dost thou cast us off for ever? Why does thy anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
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| 2
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Remember thy congregation, which thou hast gotten of old, which thou hast redeemed to be the tribe of thy heritage! Remember Mount Zion, where thou hast dwelt.
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| 3
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Direct thy steps to the perpetual ruins; the enemy has destroyed everything in the sanctuary!
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| 4
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Thy foes have roared in the midst of thy holy place; they set up their own signs for signs.
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| 5
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At the upper entrance they hacked the wooden trellis with axes.
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| 6
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And then all its carved wood they broke down with hatchets and hammers.
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| 7
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They set thy sanctuary on fire; to the ground they desecrated the dwelling place of thy name.
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| 20
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Have regard for thy covenant; for the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence.
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| 21
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Let not the downtrodden be put to shame; let the poor and needy praise thy name.
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