Psalms 74
HALLPsalms 74:3
Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in thy sanctuary.
O God, do thou stir up thyself to work the perpetual desolations of thy enemies: trample them so down, that they may never rise up again: come speedily, and take notice of all that mischief, which the enemy hath wrought against thy sanctuary.
Psalms 74:4
Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.
Thine enemies insult and triumph, in scorn of thy holy assemblies; and display proudly the monuments of their idolatry, and despite of thy worship, to the world; that all men may applaud their success, and witness thy dishonour.
Psalms 74:5
A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.
It was heretofore thought an employment of much honour and merit, in those men who did cut down and square the timber trees for the building of thy holy sanctuary.
Psalms 74:6
But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.
But now, it is come to that pass, that every man thinks himself to deserve most thanks, that can do most havoc to thine holy place; that can most spitefully demolish the walls, and
Psalms 74:9
We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there any among us that knoweth how long.
We have no testimonies left us any more of God’s gracious presence with us: he hath so withdrawn himself, as that we have none of the wonted evidences of his favour to us: we have no prophet, of whom we might ask counsel of God’s purposes towards us, and be informed how long we shall groan under this grievous calamity.
Psalms 74:13
Thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.
Thou didst confound the great and mighty enemies of thine Israel, in the Red Sea.
Psalms 74:14
Thou breakest the heads of Leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
Thou didst destroy the great princes of Egypt, and gavest their flesh to be a prey unto wild beasts and ravenous fowls.
Psalms 74:15
Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.
Thou cleavedst the rock in sunder; and broughtest out a fountain from thence, which flowed forth in plentiful streams; thou driedst up the river of Jordan, that it might give free passage to thy people, through the channels thereof.