1 O God, why have you cast us off for ever? why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture?
2 Remember your congregation, which you have purchased of old; the rod of your inheritance, which you have redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein you have dwelled.
3 Lift up your feet to the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy has done wickedly in the sanctuary.
4 Your enemies roar in the middle of your congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.
5 A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes on the thick trees.
6 But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.
7 They have cast fire into your sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of your name to the ground.
8 They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.
9 We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knows how long.
10 O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme your name for ever?
11 Why withdraw you your hand, even your right hand? pluck it out of your bosom.
12 For God is my King of old, working salvation in the middle of the earth.
13 You did divide the sea by your strength: you brake the heads of the dragons in the waters.
14 You brake the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gave him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
15 You did split the fountain and the flood: you dried up mighty rivers.
16 The day is yours, the night also is yours: you have prepared the light and the sun.
17 You have set all the borders of the earth: you have made summer and winter.
18 Remember this, that the enemy has reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed your name.
19 O deliver not the soul of your turtledove to the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of your poor for ever.
20 Have respect to the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
21 O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise your name.
22 Arise, O God, plead your own cause: remember how the foolish man reproaches you daily.
23 Forget not the voice of your enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against you increases continually.
1 O God, have You cast us off forever? Will Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?
2 Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, the scepter of Your inheritance which You have redeemed; this mount Zion in which You have dwelt.
3 Lift up Your feet to the perpetual desolations, even all the evil the enemy has done in the sanctuary.
4 Your enemies roar in the midst of Your meeting place; they set up their banners for signs.
5 They are known for bringing their axes against the thick trees.
6 And now all its engravings they strike down with axes and hammers.
7 They have set fire to Your sanctuary; they have defiled to the ground the dwelling place of Your name.
8 They said in their hearts, Together let us violently oppress them. They have burned up all the meeting places of the Mighty God in the land.
9 We do not see our signs; there is no prophet any more; neither is there among us any who knows how long.
10 O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? Will the enemy blaspheme Your name forever?
11 Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? From your bosom, draw it out of Your bosom and exterminate them.
12 For God is my King of old, working deliverance in the midst of the earth.
13 You have divided the sea by Your strength; You have broken the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.
14 You have crushed the heads of leviathan, and given him to be food to the people living in the wilderness.
15 You have cleaved open the fountain and the flood; You have dried up mighty rivers.
16 The day is Yours, the night also is Yours; You have prepared the light and the sun.
17 You have established all the borders of the earth; You have made summer and winter.
18 Remember this, that the enemy has reproached, O Jehovah, and that the foolish people have blasphemed Your name.
19 O do not deliver the soul of Your turtle dove to the beasts; forget not the community of Your lowly forever.
20 Have regard to the covenant; for the dark places of the earth are full of the abode of violence.
21 O let not the oppressed return ashamed; let the lowly and needy praise Your name.
22 Arise, O God, plead Your own case; remember the daily reproaches of the fool.
23 Forget not the voice of Your enemies; the roar of those who rise up against You continually increases.