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# Psalm 74 đź“–
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> [[#đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)]]
[[#đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
[[#🧠Chapter Summary]]
[[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]]
[[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts]]
[[#đź”— Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
[[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
## đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
## A well-written song by Asaph.
[[#Verse 01.]]Â Why, O God, have you permanently rejected us?
Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture?
[[#Verse 02.]] Remember your people whom you acquired in ancient times,
whom you rescued so they could be your very own nation,
as well as Mount Zion, where you dwell.
[[#Verse 03.]] Hurry to the permanent ruins,
and to all the damage the enemy has done to the temple.
[[#Verse 04.]] Your enemies roar in the middle of your sanctuary;
they set up their battle flags.
[[#Verse 05.]]Â They invade like lumberjacks
swinging their axes in a thick forest.
[[#Verse 06.]] And now they are tearing down all its engravings
with axes and crowbars.
[[#Verse 07.]]Â They set your sanctuary on fire;
they desecrate your dwelling place by knocking it to the ground.
[[#Verse 08.]]Â They say to themselves,
“We will oppress all of them.”
They burn down all the places in the land where people worship God.
[[#Verse 09.]] We do not see any signs of God’s presence;
there are no longer any prophets,
and we have no one to tell us how long this will last.
[[#Verse 10.]]Â How long, O God, will the adversary hurl insults?
Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever?
[[#Verse 11.]]Â Why do you remain inactive?
Intervene and destroy him.
[[#Verse 12.]] But God has been my king from ancient times,
performing acts of deliverance on the earth.
[[#Verse 13.]] You destroyed the sea by your strength;
you shattered the heads of the sea monster in the water.
[[#Verse 14.]]Â You crushed the heads of Leviathan;
you fed him to the people who live along the coast.
[[#Verse 15.]]Â You broke open the spring and the stream;
you dried up perpetually flowing rivers.
[[#Verse 16.]]Â You established the cycle of day and night;
you put the moon and sun in place.
[[#Verse 17.]] You set up all the boundaries of the earth;
you created the cycle of summer and winter.
[[#Verse 18.]] Remember how the enemy hurls insults, O Lord,
and how a foolish nation blasphemes your name.
[[#Verse 19.]] Do not hand the life of your dove over to a wild animal.
Do not continue to disregard the lives of your oppressed people.
[[#Verse 20.]]Â Remember your covenant promises,
for the dark regions of the earth are full of places where violence rules.
[[#Verse 21.]]Â Do not let the afflicted be turned back in shame.
Let the oppressed and poor praise your name.
[[#Verse 22.]]Â Rise up, O God. Defend your honor.
Remember how fools insult you all day long.
[[#Verse 23.]] Do not disregard what your enemies say,
or the unceasing shouts of those who defy you.
## ==đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary==
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## 🧠Chapter Summary
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## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application
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Make these very practical:
- "Trust God's timing in an uncertain situation."
- "Speak truth even when it’s unpopular."
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- What do we learn about God here?
- What do we learn about people?
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## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
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- Romans 5 and Genesis 3
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## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
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