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1 O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
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2 Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.
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3 Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.
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4 Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.
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5 A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.
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6 But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.
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7 They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.
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8 They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.
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9 We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.
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10 O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
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11 Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.
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12 For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
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13 Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.
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14 Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
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15 Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.
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16 The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
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17 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.
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18 Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.
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19 O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.
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20 Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
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21 O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.
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22 Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.
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23 Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.
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- 1 O God, why have You rejected us forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?
- 2 Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, Which You have redeemed to be the tribe of Your inheritance; And this Mount Zion, where You have dwelt.
- 3 Turn Your footsteps toward the perpetual ruins; The enemy has damaged everything within the sanctuary.
- 4 Your adversaries have roared in the midst of Your meeting place; They have set up their own standards for signs.
- 5 It seems as if one had lifted up His axe in a forest of trees.
- 6 And now all its carved work They smash with hatchet and hammers.
- 7 They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name.
- 8 They said in their heart, “Let us completely subdue them.” They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land.
- 9 We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet, Nor is there any among us who knows how long.
- 10 How long, O God, will the adversary revile, And the enemy spurn Your name forever?
- 11 Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? From within Your bosom, destroy them!
- 12 Yet God is my king from of old, Who works deeds of deliverance in the midst of the earth.
- 13 You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.
- 14 You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness.
- 15 You broke open springs and torrents; You dried up ever-flowing streams.
- 16 Yours is the day, Yours also is the night; You have prepared the light and the sun.
- 17 You have established all the boundaries of the earth; You have made summer and winter.
- 18 Remember this, O LORD, that the enemy has reviled, And a foolish people has spurned Your name.
- 19 Do not deliver the soul of Your turtledove to the wild beast; Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever.
- 20 Consider the covenant; For the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence.
- 21 Let not the oppressed return dishonored; Let the afflicted and needy praise Your name.
- 22 Arise, O God, and plead Your own cause; Remember how the foolish man reproaches You all day long.
- 23 Do not forget the voice of Your adversaries, The uproar of those who rise against You which ascends continually.
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