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Psalm 74:18

New International Reader's Version

Lord, remember how your enemies have made fun of you. Remember how foolish people have attacked you with their words.

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Perhaps the Lord your God will hear everything the field commander has said. His master, the king of Assyria, has sent him to make fun of the living God. Maybe the Lord your God will punish him for what he has heard him say. So pray for the remaining people who are still alive here.’ ”

They were comparing the God of Jerusalem to the gods of the other nations of the world. But those gods were only statues. They had been made by human hands.

Lord, remember what the people of Edom did on the day Jerusalem fell. “Tear it down!” they cried. “Tear it down to the ground!”

Save me from all the wrong things I’ve done. Don’t let foolish people make fun of me.

Blessed are those who care about weak people. When they are in trouble, the Lord saves them.

God, rise up. Stand up for your cause. Remember how foolish people make fun of you all day long.

Lord, think about what has happened to us. Look at the shame our enemies have brought on us.

But I wanted my name to be honored. I kept it from being treated as if it were not holy. I did not want that to happen in front of the nations. They had seen me bring Israel out of Egypt.

You bragged that you were better than I am. You spoke against me. You did not hold anything back. But I heard it.” ’ ”

But I was afraid their enemies would make fun of that. I was afraid their attackers would not understand. I was sure they would say, ‘We’re the ones who’ve beaten them! The Lord isn’t the one who did it.’ ”

Is that how you thank the Lord? You aren’t wise. You are foolish. Remember, he’s your Father. He’s your Creator. He made you. He formed you.

The great city split into three parts. The cities of the nations crumbled and fell. God remembered Babylon the Great. He gave Babylon the cup filled with the wine of his terrible anger.




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