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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1O God, why have you rejected us so long? Why is your anger so intense against the sheep of your own pasture? |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 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. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3Walk through the awful ruins of the city; see how the enemy has destroyed your sanctuary. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4There your enemies shouted their victorious battle cries; there they set up their battle standards. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5They swung their axes like woodcutters in a forest. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6With axes and picks, they smashed the carved paneling. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7They burned your sanctuary to the ground. They defiled the place that bears your name. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8Then they thought, “Let’s destroy everything!” So they burned down all the places where God was worshiped. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9We no longer see your miraculous signs. All the prophets are gone, and no one can tell us when it will end. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10How long, O God, will you allow our enemies to insult you? Will you let them dishonor your name forever? |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11Why do you hold back your strong right hand? Unleash your powerful fist and destroy them. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12You, O God, are my king from ages past, bringing salvation to the earth. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13You split the sea by your strength and smashed the heads of the sea monsters. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14You crushed the heads of Leviathan and let the desert animals eat him. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15You caused the springs and streams to gush forth, and you dried up rivers that never run dry. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16Both day and night belong to you; you made the starlight and the sun. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17You set the boundaries of the earth, and you made both summer and winter. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18See how these enemies insult you, LORD. A foolish nation has dishonored your name. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19Don’t let these wild beasts destroy your turtledoves. Don’t forget your suffering people forever. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20Remember your covenant promises, for the land is full of darkness and violence! |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21Don’t let the downtrodden be humiliated again. Instead, let the poor and needy praise your name. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22Arise, O God, and defend your cause. Remember how these fools insult you all day long. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23Don’t overlook what your enemies have said or their growing uproar. |
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