1 ¶ O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? Why does thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? Why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

2 R emember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed, this Mount Zion, in which thou hast dwelt.

Remember thy congregation, which thou hast gotten of old, Which thou hast redeemed to be the tribe of thine inheritance; And mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.

3 L ift up thy feet unto the eternal desolations, unto every enemy who has done wickedly in the sanctuary.

Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual ruins, All the evil that the enemy hath done in the sanctuary.

4 T hine enemies have roared in the midst of thy assemblies; they set up their own banners for signs.

Thine adversaries have roared in the midst of thine assembly; They have set up their ensigns for signs.

5 R enowned, as one on the way to heaven, he who lifted up axes upon the thick trees for the work of the sanctuary.

They seemed as men that lifted up Axes upon a thicket of trees.

6 B ut now they break down all the carved work thereof with axes and hammers.

And now all the carved work thereof They break down with hatchet and hammers.

7 T hey have set fire to thy sanctuaries; they have defiled the tabernacle of thy name in the earth.

They have set thy sanctuary on fire; They have profaned the dwelling-place of thy name by casting it to the ground.

8 T hey said in their hearts, Let us destroy them at once; they have burned up all the meeting places of the people of God in the earth.

They said in their heart, Let us make havoc of them altogether: They have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.

9 W e no longer see our own banners; there is no longer any prophet: neither is there among us any that knows. How long shall this be?

We see not our signs: There is no more any prophet; Neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.

10 O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?

How long, O God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?

11 W hy dost thou withdraw thy hand, even thy right hand? Why dost thou hide it in thy bosom.

Why drawest thou back thy hand, even thy right hand? Pluck it out of thy bosom and consume them.

12 ¶ For God is my King from of old, he who works saving health in the midst of the earth.

Yet God is my King of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.

13 T hou didst divide the sea by thy strength; thou didst break the heads of the dragons in the waters.

Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: Thou brakest the heads of the sea-monsters in the waters.

14 T hou didst break the heads of leviathan in pieces and didst give him to be food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces; Thou gavest him to be food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

15 T hou didst cleave the fountain and the river; thou didst dry up mighty rivers.

Thou didst cleave fountain and flood: Thou driedst up mighty rivers.

16 T he day is thine, the night also is thine; thou hast prepared the light and the sun.

The day is thine, the night also is thine: Thou hast prepared the light and the sun.

17 T hou hast set all the borders of the earth; thou hast made summer and winter.

Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: Thou hast made summer and winter.

18 ¶ Remember this, that the enemy has spoken against the LORD and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.

Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Jehovah, And that a foolish people hath blasphemed thy name.

19 O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the beasts; forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.

Oh deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast: Forget not the life of thy poor for ever.

20 H ave respect unto the covenant; for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of violence.

Have respect unto the covenant; For the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of violence.

21 O let not the oppressed return ashamed; the poor and destitute shall praise thy name.

Oh let not the oppressed return ashamed: Let the poor and needy praise thy name.

22 A rise, O God, plead thine own cause; remember how the foolish man reproaches thee daily.

Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: Remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee all the day.

23 F orget not the voices of thine enemies; the tumult of those that rise up against thee increases continually.

Forget not the voice of thine adversaries: The tumult of those that rise up against thee ascendeth continually.