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1O God, why do you cast us off forever? Why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture? | 1O God, why do you cast us off forever? Why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture? |
2Remember your congregation, which you have purchased of old, which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your heritage! Remember Mount Zion, where you have dwelt. | 2Remember your congregation, which you have purchased of old, which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your heritage! Remember Mount Zion, where you have dwelt. |
3Direct your steps to the perpetual ruins; the enemy has destroyed everything in the sanctuary! | 3Direct your steps to the perpetual ruins; the enemy has destroyed everything in the sanctuary! |
4Your foes have roared in the midst of your meeting place; they set up their own signs for signs. | 4Your foes have roared in the midst of your meeting place; they set up their own signs for signs. |
5They were like those who swing axes in a forest of trees. | 5They were like those who swing axes in a forest of trees. |
6And all its carved wood they broke down with hatchets and hammers. | 6And all its carved wood they broke down with hatchets and hammers. |
7They set your sanctuary on fire; they profaned the dwelling place of your name, bringing it down to the ground. | 7They set your sanctuary on fire; they profaned the dwelling place of your name, bringing it down to the ground. |
8They said to themselves, “We will utterly subdue them”; they burned all the meeting places of God in the land. | 8They said to themselves, “We will utterly subdue them”; they burned all the meeting places of God in the land. |
9We do not see our signs; there is no longer any prophet, and there is none among us who knows how long. | 9We do not see our signs; there is no longer any prophet, and there is none among us who knows how long. |
10How long, O God, is the foe to scoff? Is the enemy to revile your name forever? | 10How long, O God, is the foe to scoff? Is the enemy to revile your name forever? |
11Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand? Take it from the fold of your garment and destroy them! | 11Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand? Take it from the fold of your garment and destroy them! |
12Yet God my King is from of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth. | 12Yet God my King is from of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth. |
13You divided the sea by your might; you broke the heads of the sea monsters on the waters. | 13You divided the sea by your might; you broke the heads of the sea monsters on the waters. |
14You crushed the heads of Leviathan; you gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness. | 14You crushed the heads of Leviathan; you gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness. |
15You split open springs and brooks; you dried up ever-flowing streams. | 15You split open springs and brooks; you dried up ever-flowing streams. |
16Yours is the day, yours also the night; you have established the heavenly lights and the sun. | 16Yours is the day, yours also the night; you have established the heavenly lights and the sun. |
17You have fixed all the boundaries of the earth; you have made summer and winter. | 17You have fixed all the boundaries of the earth; you have made summer and winter. |
18Remember this, O LORD, how the enemy scoffs, and a foolish people reviles your name. | 18Remember this, O LORD, how the enemy scoffs, and a foolish people reviles your name. |
19Do not deliver the soul of your dove to the wild beasts; do not forget the life of your poor forever. | 19Do not deliver the soul of your dove to the wild beasts; do not forget the life of your poor forever. |
20Have regard for the covenant, for the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence. | 20Have regard for the covenant, for the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence. |
21Let not the downtrodden turn back in shame; let the poor and needy praise your name. | 21Let not the downtrodden turn back in shame; let the poor and needy praise your name. |
22Arise, O God, defend your cause; remember how the foolish scoff at you all the day! | 22Arise, O God, defend your cause; remember how the foolish scoff at you all the day! |
23Do not forget the clamor of your foes, the uproar of those who rise against you, which goes up continually! | 23Do not forget the clamor of your foes, the uproar of those who rise against you, which goes up continually! |
ESV Text Edition: 2016. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. | ESV Text Edition: 2016. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. |
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