1 A Maskil of Asaph. Why, O God, have You rejected us forever? Your anger smolders against the flock of Your pasture. VP
2 Remember Your congregation You acquired of old; You redeemed [as] the staff of Your inheritance this Mount Zion—in it You have dwelt! VP
3 Lift up Your steps to the perpetual desolations—to everything done wickedly [by] the enemy in the sanctuary! VP
4 Your adversaries have roared within Your appointed place; they have set up their signs [for] signs. VP
5 He made himself known like one bringing on high axes against a thicket of tree; VP
6 and now all its engravings they strike down with ax and hatchet. VP
7 They have sent Your sanctuary into the fire, to the ground; they have desecrated the dwelling place of Your Name. VP
8 They said in their hearts, “Let us oppress them altogether!” They have burned all the appointed places of God in the land. VP
9 Signs for us we do not see; there is no longer a prophet, and there is no one among us knowing until when. VP
10 Until when, O God, will the adversary reproach? Will the enemy revile Your name forever? VP
11 Why do You turn back Your hand, and Your right hand? May You remove [it] from the midst of Your bosom! VP
12 For God [is] my King from of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth. VP
13 You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the dragons upon the waters. VP
14 You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You gave him [as] food to the people of the dry places. VP
15 You burst open spring and stream; You dried up the enduring rivers. VP
16 To You [is] the day, also to You [is] the night; You established the light and the sun. VP
17 You set all the boundaries of the earth; summer and winter, You have formed them. VP
18 Remember this, an enemy has reproached YHWH, and a foolish people have spurned Your name! VP
19 Do not give to the wild beast the soul of Your dove; do not forget the life of Your afflicted ones forever! VP
20 Look to the covenant! For the dark places of the earth are filled [as] habitations of violence. VP
21 Do not let the oppressed turn back, having been disgraced; let the afflicted and needy ones praise Your name. VP
22 Arise, O God, defend Your cause! Remember the scorning of You from a fool all the day. VP
23 Do not forget the voice of Your enemies, the uproar of those rising against You, going up continually. VP