Jun 25 - Psalms 74-77
Psalms
1O God, why do you cast us off forever? Why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture?2Remember your congregation, which you have purchased of old, which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your heritage! Remember Mount Zion, where you have dwelt.3Direct your steps to the perpetual ruins; the enemy has destroyed everything in the sanctuary!4Your foes have roared in the midst of your meeting place; they set up their own signs for signs.5They were like those who swing axes in a forest of trees.6And all its carved wood they broke down with hatchets and hammers.7They set your sanctuary on fire; they profaned the dwelling place of your name, bringing it down to the ground.8They said to themselves, "We will utterly subdue them"; they burned all the meeting places of God in the land.9We do not see our signs; there is no longer any prophet, and there is none among us who knows how long.10How long, O God, is the foe to scoff? Is the enemy to revile your name forever?11Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand? Take it from the fold of your garment and destroy them!12Yet God my King is from of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.13You divided the sea by your might; you broke the heads of the sea monsters on the waters.14You crushed the heads of Leviathan; you gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness.15You split open springs and brooks; you dried up ever-flowing streams.16Yours is the day, yours also the night; you have established the heavenly lights and the sun.17You have fixed all the boundaries of the earth; you have made summer and winter.18Remember this, O LORD, how the enemy scoffs, and a foolish people reviles your name.19Do not deliver the soul of your dove to the wild beasts; do not forget the life of your poor forever.20Have regard for the covenant, for the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence.21Let not the downtrodden turn back in shame; let the poor and needy praise your name.22Arise, O God, defend your cause; remember how the foolish scoff at you all the day!23Do not forget the clamor of your foes, the uproar of those who rise against you, which goes up continually!
1We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds.2"At the set time that I appoint I will judge with equity.3When the earth totters, and all its inhabitants, it is I who keep steady its pillars. Selah4I say to the boastful, 'Do not boast,' and to the wicked, 'Do not lift up your horn;5do not lift up your horn on high, or speak with haughty neck.'"6For not from the east or from the west and not from the wilderness comes lifting up,7but it is God who executes judgment, putting down one and lifting up another.8For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup with foaming wine, well mixed, and he pours out from it, and all the wicked of the earth shall drain it down to the dregs.9But I will declare it forever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.10All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.
1In Judah God is known; his name is great in Israel.2His abode has been established in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion.3There he broke the flashing arrows, the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah4Glorious are you, more majestic than the mountains of prey.5The stouthearted were stripped of their spoil; they sank into sleep; all the men of war were unable to use their hands.6At your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both rider and horse lay stunned.7But you, you are to be feared! Who can stand before you when once your anger is roused?8From the heavens you uttered judgment; the earth feared and was still,9when God arose to establish judgment, to save all the humble of the earth. Selah10Surely the wrath of man shall praise you; the remnant of wrath you will put on like a belt.11Make your vows to the LORD your God and perform them; let all around him bring gifts to him who is to be feared,12who cuts off the spirit of princes, who is to be feared by the kings of the earth.
1I cry aloud to God, aloud to God, and he will hear me.2In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying; my soul refuses to be comforted.3When I remember God, I moan; when I meditate, my spirit faints. Selah4You hold my eyelids open; I am so troubled that I cannot speak.5I consider the days of old, the years long ago.6I said, "Let me remember my song in the night; let me meditate in my heart." Then my spirit made a diligent search:7"Will the Lord spurn forever, and never again be favorable?8Has his steadfast love forever ceased? Are his promises at an end for all time?9Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he in anger shut up his compassion?" Selah10Then I said, "I will appeal to this, to the years of the right hand of the Most High."11I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your wonders of old.12I will ponder all your work, and meditate on your mighty deeds.13Your way, O God, is holy. What god is great like our God?14You are the God who works wonders; you have made known your might among the peoples.15You with your arm redeemed your people, the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah16When the waters saw you, O God, when the waters saw you, they were afraid; indeed, the deep trembled.17The clouds poured out water; the skies gave forth thunder; your arrows flashed on every side.18The crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind; your lightnings lighted up the world; the earth trembled and shook.19Your way was through the sea, your path through the great waters; yet your footprints were unseen.20You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.