| New King James Version | International Standard Version |
| 1A Contemplation of Asaph. O God, why have You cast us off forever? Why does Your anger smoke 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 have purchased of old, The tribe of Your inheritance, which You have redeemed— This Mount Zion where You have dwelt. | 2Remember your community, whom you purchased long ago, the tribe whom you redeemed for your possession. Remember Mount Zion, where you live. |
| 3Lift up Your feet to the perpetual desolations. The enemy has damaged everything in the sanctuary. | 3Hurry! Look at the permanent ruins— every calamity the enemy brought upon the Holy Place. |
| 4Your enemies roar in the midst of Your meeting place; They set up their banners for signs. | 4Those who are opposing you roar where we were meeting with you; they unfurl their war banners as signs. |
| 5They seem like men who lift up Axes among the thick trees. | 5As one blazes a trail through a forest with an ax, |
| 6And now they break down its carved work, all at once, With axes and hammers. | 6now they're tearing down all its carved work with hatchets and hammers. |
| 7They have set fire to Your sanctuary; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground. | 7They burned your sanctuary to the ground, desecrating your dwelling place. |
| 8They said in their hearts, “Let us destroy them altogether.” They have burned up all the meeting places of God in the land. | 8They say to themselves, "We'll crush them completely;" They burned down all the meeting places of God in the land. |
| 9We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet; Nor is there any among us who knows how long. | 9We see no signs for us; there is no longer a prophet, and no one among us knows the future. |
| 10O God, how long will the adversary reproach? Will the enemy blaspheme Your name forever? | 10God, how long will the adversary scorn while the enemy despises your name endlessly? |
| 11Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? Take it out of Your bosom and destroy them. | 11Why do you not withdraw your hand— your right hand—from your bosom and destroy them? |
| 12For God is my King from of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth. | 12But God is my king from ancient times, who brings acts of deliverance throughout the earth. |
| 13You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea serpents in the waters. | 13You split the sea by your own power. You shattered the heads of sea monsters in the water. |
| 14You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces, And gave him as food to the people inhabiting the wilderness. | 14You crushed the heads of Leviathan. You set it as food for desert creatures. |
| 15You broke open the fountain and the flood; You dried up mighty rivers. | 15You opened both the spring and the river; you dried up flowing rivers. |
| 16The day is Yours, the night also is Yours; You have prepared the light and the sun. | 16Yours is the day, and yours is the night; you established the moon and the sun. |
| 17You have set all the borders of the earth; You have made summer and winter. | 17You set all the boundaries of the earth; you made summer and winter. |
| 18Remember this, that the enemy has reproached, O LORD, And that a foolish people has blasphemed Your name. | 18Remember this: The enemy scorns the LORD and a foolish people despises your name. |
| 19Oh, do not deliver the life of Your turtledove to the wild beast! Do not forget the life of Your poor forever. | 19Don't hand over the life of your dove to beasts; do not continuously forget your afflicted ones. |
| 20Have respect to the covenant; For the dark places of the earth are full of the haunts of cruelty. | 20Pay attention to your covenant, for the dark regions of the earth are full of violence. |
| 21Oh, do not let the oppressed return ashamed! Let the poor and needy praise Your name. | 21Don't let the oppressed return in humiliation. The poor and needy will praise your name. |
| 22Arise, O God, plead Your own cause; Remember how the foolish man reproaches You daily. | 22Get up, God, and prosecute your case— remember that you're being scorned by fools all day long. |
| 23Do not forget the voice of Your enemies; The tumult of those who rise up against You increases continually. | 23Don't ignore the shout of those opposing you, The uproar of those who rebel against you continuously. |
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