| International Standard Version | New Living Translation |
| 1Why, God? Have you rejected us forever? Your anger is burning against the sheep of your pasture. | 1O God, why have you rejected us so long? Why is your anger so intense against the sheep of your own pasture? |
| 2Remember your community, whom you purchased long ago, the tribe whom you redeemed for your possession. Remember Mount Zion, where you live. | 2Remember that we are the people you chose long ago, the tribe you redeemed as your own special possession! And remember Jerusalem, your home here on earth. |
| 3Hurry! Look at the permanent ruins— every calamity the enemy brought upon the Holy Place. | 3Walk through the awful ruins of the city; see how the enemy has destroyed your sanctuary. |
| 4Those who are opposing you roar where we were meeting with you; they unfurl their war banners as signs. | 4There your enemies shouted their victorious battle cries; there they set up their battle standards. |
| 5As one blazes a trail through a forest with an ax, | 5They swung their axes like woodcutters in a forest. |
| 6now they're tearing down all its carved work with hatchets and hammers. | 6With axes and picks, they smashed the carved paneling. |
| 7They burned your sanctuary to the ground, desecrating your dwelling place. | 7They burned your sanctuary to the ground. They defiled the place that bears your name. |
| 8They say to themselves, "We'll crush them completely;" They burned down all the meeting places of God in the land. | 8Then they thought, “Let’s destroy everything!” So they burned down all the places where God was worshiped. |
| 9We see no signs for us; there is no longer a prophet, and no one among us knows the future. | 9We no longer see your miraculous signs. All the prophets are gone, and no one can tell us when it will end. |
| 10God, how long will the adversary scorn while the enemy despises your name endlessly? | 10How long, O God, will you allow our enemies to insult you? Will you let them dishonor your name forever? |
| 11Why do you not withdraw your hand— your right hand—from your bosom and destroy them? | 11Why do you hold back your strong right hand? Unleash your powerful fist and destroy them. |
| 12But God is my king from ancient times, who brings acts of deliverance throughout the earth. | 12You, O God, are my king from ages past, bringing salvation to the earth. |
| 13You split the sea by your own power. You shattered the heads of sea monsters in the water. | 13You split the sea by your strength and smashed the heads of the sea monsters. |
| 14You crushed the heads of Leviathan. You set it as food for desert creatures. | 14You crushed the heads of Leviathan and let the desert animals eat him. |
| 15You opened both the spring and the river; you dried up flowing rivers. | 15You caused the springs and streams to gush forth, and you dried up rivers that never run dry. |
| 16Yours is the day, and yours is the night; you established the moon and the sun. | 16Both day and night belong to you; you made the starlight and the sun. |
| 17You set all the boundaries of the earth; you made summer and winter. | 17You set the boundaries of the earth, and you made both summer and winter. |
| 18Remember this: The enemy scorns the LORD and a foolish people despises your name. | 18See how these enemies insult you, LORD. A foolish nation has dishonored your name. |
| 19Don't hand over the life of your dove to beasts; do not continuously forget your afflicted ones. | 19Don’t let these wild beasts destroy your turtledoves. Don’t forget your suffering people forever. |
| 20Pay attention to your covenant, for the dark regions of the earth are full of violence. | 20Remember your covenant promises, for the land is full of darkness and violence! |
| 21Don't let the oppressed return in humiliation. The poor and needy will praise your name. | 21Don’t let the downtrodden be humiliated again. Instead, let the poor and needy praise your name. |
| 22Get up, God, and prosecute your case— remember that you're being scorned by fools all day long. | 22Arise, O God, and defend your cause. Remember how these fools insult you all day long. |
| 23Don't ignore the shout of those opposing you, The uproar of those who rebel against you continuously. | 23Don’t overlook what your enemies have said or their growing uproar. |
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