A Maskil of Asaph. Why have You rejected us forever ... , O God ? Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture ?
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Remember Your congregation , which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance — Mount Zion ... where You dwell
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Turn Your steps to the everlasting ruins , to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has destroyed.
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Your foes have roared within Your meeting place ; they have unfurled their banners as signs ,
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like men wielding axes in a thicket of trees
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and smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks.
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They have burned ... Your sanctuary to the ground ; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name.
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They said in their hearts , “ We will crush them completely. ” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.
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There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.
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How long ... , O God , will the enemy taunt You ? Will the foe revile Your name forever ?
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Why do You withdraw Your strong right hand ? Stretch it out ... to destroy them !
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Yet God (is) my King from ancient times , working salvation on the earth.
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You divided the sea by Your strength ; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea ;
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You crushed the heads of Leviathan ; You fed him ... to the creatures of the desert.
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You broke open the fountain and the flood ; You dried up the ever-flowing rivers.
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The day and also the night ; You established the moon and the sun.
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You set all the boundaries of the earth ; You made the summer and winter.
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Remember how the enemy has mocked You , O LORD , how a foolish people has spurned Your name.
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Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts ; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever.
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Consider Your covenant , for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.
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Do not let the oppressed retreat in shame ; may the poor and needy praise Your name.
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Rise up , O God ; defend Your cause ! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long.
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Do not disregard the clamor of Your adversaries , the uproar of Your enemies that ascends continually.
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