| Holman Christian Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1A Maskil of Asaph. Why have You rejected us forever, God? Why does Your anger burn against the sheep of Your pasture? | 1Why, God? Have you rejected us forever? Your anger is burning against the sheep of your pasture. |
| 2Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe for Your own possession. Remember Mount Zion where You dwell. | 2Remember your community, whom you purchased long ago, the tribe whom you redeemed for your possession. Remember Mount Zion, where you live. |
| 3Make Your way to the everlasting ruins, to all that the enemy has destroyed in the sanctuary. | 3Hurry! Look at the permanent ruins— every calamity the enemy brought upon the Holy Place. |
| 4Your adversaries roared in the meeting place where You met with us. They set up their emblems as signs. | 4Those who are opposing you roar where we were meeting with you; they unfurl their war banners as signs. |
| 5It was like men in a thicket of trees, wielding axes, | 5As one blazes a trail through a forest with an ax, |
| 6then smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks. | 6now they're tearing down all its carved work with hatchets and hammers. |
| 7They set Your sanctuary on fire; they utterly desecrated the dwelling place of Your name. | 7They burned your sanctuary to the ground, desecrating your dwelling place. |
| 8They said in their hearts," Let us oppress them relentlessly." They burned down every place throughout the land where God met with us. | 8They say to themselves, "We'll crush them completely;" They burned down all the meeting places of God in the land. |
| 9There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer a prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last. | 9We see no signs for us; there is no longer a prophet, and no one among us knows the future. |
| 10God, how long will the enemy mock? Will the foe insult Your name forever? | 10God, how long will the adversary scorn while the enemy despises your name endlessly? |
| 11Why do You hold back Your hand? Stretch out Your right hand and destroy them! | 11Why do you not withdraw your hand— your right hand—from your bosom and destroy them? |
| 12God my King is from ancient times, performing saving acts on the earth. | 12But God is my king from ancient times, who brings acts of deliverance throughout the earth. |
| 13You divided the sea with Your strength; You smashed the heads of the sea monsters in the waters; | 13You split the sea by your own power. You shattered the heads of sea monsters in the water. |
| 14You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert. | 14You crushed the heads of Leviathan. You set it as food for desert creatures. |
| 15You opened up springs and streams; You dried up ever-flowing rivers. | 15You opened both the spring and the river; you dried up flowing rivers. |
| 16The day is Yours, also the night; You established the moon and the sun. | 16Yours is the day, and yours is the night; you established the moon and the sun. |
| 17You set all the boundaries of the earth; You made summer and winter. | 17You set all the boundaries of the earth; you made summer and winter. |
| 18Remember this: the enemy has mocked Yahweh, and a foolish people has insulted Your name. | 18Remember this: The enemy scorns the LORD and a foolish people despises your name. |
| 19Do not give the life of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your poor people forever. | 19Don't hand over the life of your dove to beasts; do not continuously forget your afflicted ones. |
| 20Consider the covenant, for the dark places of the land are full of violence. | 20Pay attention to your covenant, for the dark regions of the earth are full of violence. |
| 21Do not let the oppressed turn away in shame; let the poor and needy praise Your name. | 21Don't let the oppressed return in humiliation. The poor and needy will praise your name. |
| 22Rise up, God, defend Your cause! Remember the insults that fools bring against You all day long. | 22Get up, God, and prosecute your case— remember that you're being scorned by fools all day long. |
| 23Do not forget the clamor of Your adversaries, the tumult of Your opponents that goes up constantly. | 23Don't ignore the shout of those opposing you, The uproar of those who rebel against you continuously. |
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