| New Living Translation | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1O God, why have you rejected us so long? Why is your anger so intense against the sheep of your own pasture? | 1A Maskil of Asaph. Why have You rejected us forever, God? Why does Your anger burn against the sheep of Your pasture? |
| 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. | 2Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe for Your own possession. Remember Mount Zion where You dwell. |
| 3Walk through the awful ruins of the city; see how the enemy has destroyed your sanctuary. | 3Make Your way to the everlasting ruins, to all that the enemy has destroyed in the sanctuary. |
| 4There your enemies shouted their victorious battle cries; there they set up their battle standards. | 4Your adversaries roared in the meeting place where You met with us. They set up their emblems as signs. |
| 5They swung their axes like woodcutters in a forest. | 5It was like men in a thicket of trees, wielding axes, |
| 6With axes and picks, they smashed the carved paneling. | 6then smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks. |
| 7They burned your sanctuary to the ground. They defiled the place that bears your name. | 7They set Your sanctuary on fire; they utterly desecrated the dwelling place of Your name. |
| 8Then they thought, “Let’s destroy everything!” So they burned down all the places where God was worshiped. | 8They said in their hearts," Let us oppress them relentlessly." They burned down every place throughout the land where God met with us. |
| 9We no longer see your miraculous signs. All the prophets are gone, and no one can tell us when it will end. | 9There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer a prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last. |
| 10How long, O God, will you allow our enemies to insult you? Will you let them dishonor your name forever? | 10God, how long will the enemy mock? Will the foe insult Your name forever? |
| 11Why do you hold back your strong right hand? Unleash your powerful fist and destroy them. | 11Why do You hold back Your hand? Stretch out Your right hand and destroy them! |
| 12You, O God, are my king from ages past, bringing salvation to the earth. | 12God my King is from ancient times, performing saving acts on the earth. |
| 13You split the sea by your strength and smashed the heads of the sea monsters. | 13You divided the sea with Your strength; You smashed the heads of the sea monsters in the waters; |
| 14You crushed the heads of Leviathan and let the desert animals eat him. | 14You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert. |
| 15You caused the springs and streams to gush forth, and you dried up rivers that never run dry. | 15You opened up springs and streams; You dried up ever-flowing rivers. |
| 16Both day and night belong to you; you made the starlight and the sun. | 16The day is Yours, also the night; You established the moon and the sun. |
| 17You set the boundaries of the earth, and you made both summer and winter. | 17You set all the boundaries of the earth; You made summer and winter. |
| 18See how these enemies insult you, LORD. A foolish nation has dishonored your name. | 18Remember this: the enemy has mocked Yahweh, and a foolish people has insulted Your name. |
| 19Don’t let these wild beasts destroy your turtledoves. Don’t forget your suffering people forever. | 19Do not give the life of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your poor people forever. |
| 20Remember your covenant promises, for the land is full of darkness and violence! | 20Consider the covenant, for the dark places of the land are full of violence. |
| 21Don’t let the downtrodden be humiliated again. Instead, let the poor and needy praise your name. | 21Do not let the oppressed turn away in shame; let the poor and needy praise Your name. |
| 22Arise, O God, and defend your cause. Remember how these fools insult you all day long. | 22Rise up, God, defend Your cause! Remember the insults that fools bring against You all day long. |
| 23Don’t overlook what your enemies have said or their growing uproar. | 23Do not forget the clamor of Your adversaries, the tumult of Your opponents that goes up constantly. |
| Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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