English / ERV
Psalms 74
Easy-to-Read Version, 2006
- 1God, why have you turned away from us for so long? Why are you still angry with us, your own flock?
- 2Remember the people you bought so long ago. You saved us, and we belong to you. And remember Mount Zion, the place where you lived.
- 3God, come walk through these ancient ruins. Come back to the Holy Place that the enemy destroyed.
- 4The enemy shouted their war cries in the Temple. They put up their flags there to show they had won the war.
- 5Their soldiers attacked the doors, like workmen chopping down trees.
- 6Using axes and hatchets, they smashed the carved panels inside.
- 7They burned down your Holy Place. It was built to honor your name, but they pulled it down to the ground.
- 8The enemy decided to crush us completely. They burned every holy place[1] in the country.
- 9We do not see any of our signs.[2] There are no more prophets. And no one knows how long this will last.
- 10God, how much longer will the enemy make fun of us? Will you let them insult your name forever?
- 11Why won’t you help us? Use your power to defeat our enemies!
- 12God, you have been our King for a long time. You have saved us many times on this earth.
- 13With your great power you split open the sea and broke the heads of the sea monster.
- 14Yes, you smashed the heads of Leviathan[3] and left his body for animals to eat.
- You make the springs and rivers flow, and you make the rivers dry up.