O God, why have you rejected us forever?

Psalm 74:1-11

O God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture? Remember the nation you purchased long ago, the people of your inheritance, whom you redeemed—Mount Zion, where you dwelt.

They burned your sanctuary to the ground; they defiled the dwelling place of your Name.
8 They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely!” They burned every place where God was worshiped in the land.

We are given no signs from God; no prophets are left, and none of us knows how long this will be. How long will the enemy mock you, God? Will the foe revile your name forever?

The reason for this psalm is a sense of abandonment. God has deserted his people. The Temple has been destroyed. The psalmist replays the appalling scene: the sounds of smashing axes, the ringing, triumphant shouts, the all-consuming fire. How long will the anti-God enemy remain master?

Why?

It is the cry from the author, Israelites have abandoned the Lord so the Lord abandon them either.

Sometimes we will cry to the Lord for help when we are suffering or lost our love!

It is a critical time for everyone who under suffering, but God is there. Let us calm down our hearts and turn our eyes on the Lord.

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疑問和祈求：神永遠丟棄他們，國家滅亡

敵人在聖殿插旗，搗毀一切，徹底破壞沒有痕跡，連神的聲音也沒有

詩人向神呼求，神為什麼任憑敵人作為：作者在乎什麼? 我們又在乎什麼?人若是在乎聖殿的設計，儀式，外表，象徵，則只有外表，沒有信仰的實意了！神在乎的絕對不會不管！所以神把所有聖殿的象徵動完全拿走、摧毀！神要我們體會被更新、導正、調整的痛苦，認識神所看重的。

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How?

God is good and God will be our savior when we trust in Him!