| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1A Contemplation of Asaph. O God, why have You cast us off forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture? | 1A Maskil of Asaph. O God, why have You rejected us forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your 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 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. |
| 3Lift up Your feet to the perpetual desolations. The enemy has damaged everything in the sanctuary. | 3Turn Your footsteps toward the perpetual ruins; The enemy has damaged everything within the sanctuary. |
| 4Your enemies roar in the midst of Your meeting place; They set up their banners for signs. | 4Your adversaries have roared in the midst of Your meeting place; They have set up their own standards for signs. |
| 5They seem like men who lift up Axes among the thick trees. | 5It seems as if one had lifted up His axe in a forest of trees. |
| 6And now they break down its carved work, all at once, With axes and hammers. | 6And now all its carved work They smash with hatchet and hammers. |
| 7They have set fire to Your sanctuary; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground. | 7They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name. |
| 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 heart, "Let us completely subdue them." They have burned all the meeting places 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 do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet, Nor is there any among us who knows how long. |
| 10O God, how long will the adversary reproach? Will the enemy blaspheme Your name forever? | 10How long, O God, will the adversary revile, And the enemy spurn Your name forever? |
| 11Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? Take it out of Your bosom and destroy them. | 11Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? From within Your bosom, destroy them! |
| 12For God is my King from of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth. | 12Yet God is my king from of old, Who works deeds of deliverance in the midst of the earth. |
| 13You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea serpents in the waters. | 13You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters. |
| 14You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces, And gave him as food to the people inhabiting the wilderness. | 14You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness. |
| 15You broke open the fountain and the flood; You dried up mighty rivers. | 15You broke open springs and torrents; You dried up ever-flowing streams. |
| 16The day is Yours, the night also is Yours; You have prepared the light and the sun. | 16Yours is the day, Yours also is the night; You have prepared the light and the sun. |
| 17You have set all the borders of the earth; You have made summer and winter. | 17You have established all the boundaries of the earth; You have made summer and winter. |
| 18Remember this, that the enemy has reproached, O LORD, And that a foolish people has blasphemed Your name. | 18Remember this, O LORD, that the enemy has reviled, And a foolish people has spurned Your name. |
| 19Oh, do not deliver the life of Your turtledove to the wild beast! Do not forget the life of Your poor forever. | 19Do not deliver the soul of Your turtledove to the wild beast; Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever. |
| 20Have respect to the covenant; For the dark places of the earth are full of the haunts of cruelty. | 20Consider the covenant; For the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence. |
| 21Oh, do not let the oppressed return ashamed! Let the poor and needy praise Your name. | 21Let not the oppressed return dishonored; Let the afflicted and needy praise Your name. |
| 22Arise, O God, plead Your own cause; Remember how the foolish man reproaches You daily. | 22Arise, O God, and plead Your own cause; Remember how the foolish man reproaches You all day long. |
| 23Do not forget the voice of Your enemies; The tumult of those who rise up against You increases continually. | 23Do not forget the voice of Your adversaries, The uproar of those who rise against You which ascends continually. |
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