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

Why, O God, hast thou cast off for ever? 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 thine assembly, which thou hast purchased of old, which thou hast redeemed the portion of thine inheritance, this 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 steps unto the perpetual desolations: everything in the sanctuary hath the enemy destroyed.

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

Thine adversaries roar in the midst of thy place of assembly; they set up their signs 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.

was known as he could lift up axes in the thicket of trees;

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

And now they break down its carved work altogether, with hatchets 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 on fire thy sanctuary, they have profaned the habitation of thy name 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 destroy them together: they have burned up all God's places of assembly 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 contemn 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 withdrawest thou thy hand, and thy right hand? out of thy bosom: consume.

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

But God is my king of old, accomplishing deliverances 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 didst break the heads of the monsters on 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 didst break in pieces the heads of leviathan, thou gavest him to be meat to those that people the desert.

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

Thou didst cleave fountain and torrent, thou driedst up ever-flowing 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 moon 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; summer and winter—thou didst form them.

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

Remember this, that an enemy hath reproached Jehovah, and a foolish people have contemned thy name.

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

Give not up the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast; forget not the troop of thine afflicted 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 dwellings of violence.

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

Oh let not the oppressed one return ashamed; let the afflicted and needy praise thy name.

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

Rise up, 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.