The day is yours, and yours also the night; you established the sun and moon.

 Psalm 74:12-23

It was you who split open the sea by your power; you broke the heads of the monster in the waters. It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan and gave it as food to the creatures of the desert. It was you who opened up springs and streams; you dried up the ever-flowing rivers.

The day is yours, and yours also the night; you established the sun and moon.

Remember how the enemy has mocked you, Lord, how foolish people have reviled your name. Do not hand over the life of your dove to wild beasts; do not forget the lives of your afflicted people forever.

Rise up, O God, and defend your cause; remember how fools mock you all day long. Do not ignore the clamor of your adversaries, the uproar of your enemies, which rises continually.

The psalmist thinks of the power of his God. He pleads with God to keep his promise to Israel and sweep the blasphemous enemy away.

Why?

God is the Lord! How great is the Lord, he created all of this world and people and everything.

The day is yours and yours also the night, so it is not difficult to the Lord.

It is the heart of his people turned away from the Lord, so the Lord let these enemies come and destroy the Temple. 

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作者認為神必保守他的國家，但是現況不是。他回頭來看神的作為。原來是災難的威脅，變成資源，危險變成祝福。因此他信心得到堅固，他原來在意的是外在的聖殿及信仰的象徵證。

作者的禱告轉為神的名受到虧損，不要叫愚頑人辱罵神，在意神的名。其次是求神堅固所立的約，若神不管，神的名也會受到損傷。第三求神紀念受苦的人受到欺壓，使他們可以稱頌神的名。看重神的名及百姓的需要。思想神的作為，使人放心，知道神不會讓祂的名受到虧損，目的在我們要讚美神的名，求神幫助我們，免得我們成為羞辱神的名的人。

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How?

God needs is our heart and behavior to obey the word of the Lord and honor God's holy name. Holy Temple is a symbol and it is not so important