O God, why
have You arejected
us forever
? Why does Your anger
bsmoke
against the csheep
of Your 1pasture
?
Remember Your congregation
, which You have apurchased
of old
, Which You have bredeemed
to be the ctribe
of Your inheritance
; And this
Mount
dZion
, where
You have dwelt
.
1Turn Your footsteps
toward the aperpetual
ruins
; The enemy
bhas damaged
everything
within the sanctuary
.
Your adversaries have aroared
in the midst
of Your meeting
place
; They have set
up their bown 1standards
cfor signs
.
It seems as if one had lifted
up His 1 aaxe
in a 2forest
of trees
.
And now 1all
its acarved
work
They smash
with hatchet
and 2hammers
.
They have 1 aburned Your sanctuary
2to the ground
; They have bdefiled
the dwelling
place
of Your name
.
They asaid in their heart
, "Let us 1completely
2subdue
them." They have burned
all
the meeting
places
of God
in the land
.
We do not see our asigns
; There
is bno
longer
any prophet
, Nor
is there any among
us who knows
chow
long
.
How long
, O God
, will the adversary
arevile
, And the enemy
bspurn
Your name
forever
?
Why ado You withdraw
Your hand
, even Your right
hand
? From within
Your bosom
, bdestroy
them!
Yet God is amy king
from of old
, Who works
deeds
of deliverance
in the midst
of the earth
.
1You adivided the sea
by Your strength
; 1You bbroke
the heads
of the csea
monsters
2in the waters
.
1You crushed the heads
of 2 aLeviathan
; 1You gave
him as food
for the 3creatures
bof the wilderness
.
1You abroke open
springs
and torrents
; 1You bdried
up ever-flowing
streams
.
Yours is the day, Yours also
is the night
; 1You have aprepared
the 2light
and the sun
.
1You have aestablished all
the boundaries
of the earth
; 1You have 2made
bsummer
and winter
.
Remember this
, 1O LORD
, that the enemy
has areviled
, And a bfoolish
people
has spurned
Your name
.
Do not deliver the soul
of Your aturtledove
to the wild
beast
; bDo not forget
the life
of Your afflicted
forever
.
Consider the acovenant
; For the bdark
places
of the land
are full
of the habitations
of violence
.
Let not the aoppressed return
dishonored
; Let the bafflicted
and needy
praise
Your name
.
Arise, O God
, and aplead
Your own cause
; Remember
1how the bfoolish
man
reproaches
You all
day
long.
Do not forget the voice
of Your aadversaries
, The buproar
of those who rise
against You which ascends
continually
.