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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1A well-written song by Asaph. Why, O God, have you permanently rejected us? Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture? |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2Remember your people whom you acquired in ancient times, whom you rescued so they could be your very own nation, as well as Mount Zion, where you dwell! |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3Hurry and look at the permanent ruins, and all the damage the enemy has done to the temple! |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Your enemies roar in the middle of your sanctuary; they set up their battle flags. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5They invade like lumberjacks swinging their axes in a thick forest. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6And now they are tearing down all its engravings with axes and crowbars. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7They set your sanctuary on fire; they desecrate your dwelling place by knocking it to the ground. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8They say to themselves, "We will oppress all of them." They burn down all the places where people worship God in the land. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9We do not see any signs of God's presence; there are no longer any prophets and we have no one to tell us how long this will last. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10How long, O God, will the adversary hurl insults? Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever? |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11Why do you remain inactive? Intervene and destroy him! |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12But God has been my king from ancient times, performing acts of deliverance on the earth. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13You destroyed the sea by your strength; you shattered the heads of the sea monster in the water. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14You crushed the heads of Leviathan; you fed him to the people who live along the coast. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15You broke open the spring and the stream; you dried up perpetually flowing rivers. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16You established the cycle of day and night; you put the moon and sun in place. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17You set up all the boundaries of the earth; you created the cycle of summer and winter. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18Remember how the enemy hurls insults, O LORD, and how a foolish nation blasphemes your name! |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19Do not hand the life of your dove over to a wild animal! Do not continue to disregard the lives of your oppressed people! |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20Remember your covenant promises, for the dark regions of the earth are full of places where violence rules. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21Do not let the afflicted be turned back in shame! Let the oppressed and poor praise your name! |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22Rise up, O God! Defend your honor! Remember how fools insult you all day long! |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23Do not disregard what your enemies say, or the unceasing shouts of those who defy you. |
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