Do not hand over the life of your dove
to wild beasts;
do not forget the lives of your afflicted people forever.
Have regard for your covenant,
because haunts of violence
fill the dark places of the land.
Do not let the oppressed
retreat in disgrace;
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.
Psalm 74: 19-23