| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 1A Contemplation of Asaph. O God, why have You cast us off forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture? | 1Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? |
| 2Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, The tribe of Your inheritance, which You have redeemed— This Mount Zion where You have dwelt. | 2Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. |
| 3Lift up Your feet to the perpetual desolations. The enemy has damaged everything in the sanctuary. | 3Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary. |
| 4Your enemies roar in the midst of Your meeting place; They set up their banners for signs. | 4Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs. |
| 5They seem like men who lift up Axes among the thick trees. | 5A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees. |
| 6And now they break down its carved work, all at once, With axes and hammers. | 6But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers. |
| 7They have set fire to Your sanctuary; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground. | 7They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground. |
| 8They said in their hearts, “Let us destroy them altogether.” They have burned up all the meeting places of God in the land. | 8They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land. |
| 9We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet; Nor is there any among us who knows how long. | 9We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long. |
| 10O God, how long will the adversary reproach? Will the enemy blaspheme Your name forever? | 10O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever? |
| 11Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? Take it out of Your bosom and destroy them. | 11Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom. |
| 12For God is my King from of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth. | 12For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth. |
| 13You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea serpents in the waters. | 13Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. |
| 14You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces, And gave him as food to the people inhabiting the wilderness. | 14Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness. |
| 15You broke open the fountain and the flood; You dried up mighty rivers. | 15Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers. |
| 16The day is Yours, the night also is Yours; You have prepared the light and the sun. | 16The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun. |
| 17You have set all the borders of the earth; You have made summer and winter. | 17Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter. |
| 18Remember this, that the enemy has reproached, O LORD, And that a foolish people has blasphemed Your name. | 18Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name. |
| 19Oh, do not deliver the life of Your turtledove to the wild beast! Do not forget the life of Your poor forever. | 19O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever. |
| 20Have respect to the covenant; For the dark places of the earth are full of the haunts of cruelty. | 20Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty. |
| 21Oh, do not let the oppressed return ashamed! Let the poor and needy praise Your name. | 21O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name. |
| 22Arise, O God, plead Your own cause; Remember how the foolish man reproaches You daily. | 22Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily. |
| 23Do not forget the voice of Your enemies; The tumult of those who rise up against You increases continually. | 23Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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