1 ¶ Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us; look, and behold our reproach.

Remember, Yahweh, what has come on us: Look, and see our reproach.

2 O ur inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens.

Our inheritance is turned to strangers, Our houses to aliens.

3 W e are orphans without father; our mothers are as widows.

We are orphans and fatherless; Our mothers are as widows.

4 W e have drunk our water for money; our wood is sold unto us.

We have drunken our water for money; Our wood is sold to us.

5 O ur necks are under persecution; we are become tired and have no rest.

Our pursuers are on our necks: We are weary, and have no rest.

6 W e have given the hand to the Egyptians and to the Assyrians to be satisfied with bread.

We have given the hand to the Egyptians, To the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

7 O ur fathers have sinned and are dead; and we have borne their chastisements.

Our fathers sinned, and are no more; We have borne their iniquities.

8 S laves have ruled over us: there was no one to deliver us out of their hand.

Servants rule over us: There is no one to deliver us out of their hand.

9 W e got our bread with the peril of our lives because of the sword of the wilderness.

We get our bread at the peril of our lives, Because of the sword of the wilderness.

10 O ur skin became black like an oven because of the terrible famine.

Our skin is black like an oven, Because of the burning heat of famine.

11 T hey ravished the women in Zion and the virgins in the cities of Judah.

They ravished the women in Zion, The virgins in the cities of Judah.

12 P rinces were hanged up by their hand; the countenance of the elders was not honoured.

Princes were hanged up by their hand: The faces of elders were not honored.

13 T hey took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood.

The young men bare the mill; The children stumbled under the wood.

14 T he elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their music.

The elders have ceased from the gate, The young men from their music.

15 T he joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.

The joy of our heart is ceased; Our dance is turned into mourning.

16 T he crown is fallen from our head; woe now unto us, for we have sinned!

The crown is fallen from our head: Woe to us! for we have sinned.

17 ¶ For this our heart is saddened; for these things our eyes are become dim.

For this our heart is faint; For these things our eyes are dim;

18 B ecause of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.

For the mountain of Zion, which is desolate: The foxes walk on it.

19 T hou, O LORD, shall remain for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.

You, Yahweh, remain forever; Your throne is from generation to generation.

20 W hy should thou forget us for ever and forsake us for such a long time?

Why do you forget us forever, And forsake us so long time?

21 T urn us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as at the beginning.

Turn us to yourself, Yahweh, and we shall be turned. Renew our days as of old.

22 F or in stepping back thou hast rejected us; thou hast become very angry against us.

But you have utterly rejected us; You are very angry against us.