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Psalms 74Wrench

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Asaph Laments The Desolation Of Judea
1 Elohim, [we know why] you hurled us away [from your face]. But are you going to reject us forever? We, your flock, in your [burned-up] pasture, still lie smoldering in [the fumes of] your fire-rage.
A contemplative instructional song (Maskil) by Asaph. (Not David's collaborator Asaph, but his later counterpart). See Jer. 52.
2 Remember [us]! [We're] your community. You purchased us [Hebrews from the world-system] long ago. [We're] the trunk of your [human] family tree. You bought Mount Zion to be your [earthly] home.
3 Get on your feet. Survey the permanent obliteration the evil enemy has wreaked on [your] sanctuary!
4 [Satanic] smashers roar [against you] in the site [you built] for your community [to worship] you. The [pigs] fly [their beast-nations'] flags [over your sacred country].
A national or state flag is a disgrace to a church building. A church which ledges allegiance to the state will end up owned by the state. For instance, the Republic of China forcefully removed crosses from its nominally Christian churches in 2020.
5 [Like loggers cutting trees in a forest, pagan brutes] gain world-fame by swinging axes over their heads as they chop down the priceless woodwork [in your temple]!
6 [I'm watching] crowbar and hatchet-wielding [thugs] demolish [your temple's] gold-engraved panels!
7 [Soldiers] hurl flaming molotov cocktails into your sanctuary! They desecrate [your sacred artworks. They slam your Ark onto the fiery floor.] They burn your [holy] dwelling to the ground!
8 The [invaders] brag in their hearts, β€œLet's tyrannize all the [Hebrews]!” Soldiers burn up all the worship-sites of Elohim throughout the [promised] land!
9 We never see [miraculous] signs anymore. All the prophets [lie dead]. None of us [saints] can see how long [this invasion will last].
10 How long will you [let] the adversary laugh [at you and us], Elohim? Will the enemy blaspheme your name for ever?
11 Why [do you] withdraw your hand [from planet earth]? [Let me see] your power-fist! Take it out of your shirt!
12 Elohim, my ancient king, resume lifting [us believers] into the middle of earth's wide-open zones [of safety].
13 You divide the sea by your strength. You smash the heads of the [dragon who rules] the sea [of evil people]. [So save us!]
Dragon = crocodile, symbolic of Egypt, Satan's seat of power.
14 You crack the heads of the [great demon] serpent. You give him as meat to desert-dwellers.
15 You cut channels for springs and floods. You dry up perennial rivers.
16 You own the day. You own the night. You establish all light, including our sun.
17 You set all the boundaries of the earth's [orbit around the sun]. You sculpt summer and winter.
18 Remember that it's you the enemy insults, YHVH. Those decadent [murderers] spurn your name!
19 Don't hand the life of your dove to wild-beasts! Don't [waste] the lives of your humble [children].
20 Look back to the covenant [you made with Abraham. Shine your light on us believers.] Cruel [killers] haunt every dark corner of [your] land.
21 Don't turn away your crushed, confused [family]. Let your destitute, depressed [saints live to] sing [and dance in the streets] to [honor] your name.
22 Rise up, Elohim! Fight the cause of your [people]. Never forget how these sickening [invaders] strip [your dignity] day after day!
23 Stop ignoring the [taunting] shrieks of your adversaries. Hear the noise of the rebels rising against you. They'll never stop ['til you stop them].
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