Why the suffering
The desolation
Of holy places
The smear against
Your power, dignity
And plan?
Heavenly Master?
They set fire to
Holy things.
Smear blood of pigs
All about.
These Persians
Facing our Maccabee
Brothers, fighters
From the hills.
They plan resistance
Correction, cleansing.
Our God will see it
Carried out
In total, humiliating ROUT.
The psalm is called Maschil of Asaph. The timing is wrong to see the narrative truly as accounting for heroism in the days between old and new Testaments. Maccabean times.
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