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1 O God, why have you rejected us so long? Why is your anger so intense against the sheep of your own pasture?
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God, why have you abandoned us forever? Why does your anger smolder at the sheep of your own pasture?
2 Remember 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.
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Remember your congregation that you took as your own long ago, that you redeemed to be the tribe of your own possession— remember Mount Zion, where you dwell.
3 Walk through the awful ruins of the city; see how the enemy has destroyed your sanctuary.
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March to the unending ruins, to all that the enemy destroyed in the sanctuary.
4 There your enemies shouted their victorious battle cries; there they set up their battle standards.
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Your enemies roared in your own meeting place; they set up their own signs there!
5 They swung their axes like woodcutters in a forest.
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It looked like axes raised against a thicket of trees.
6 With axes and picks, they smashed the carved paneling.
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And then all its carvings they hacked down with hatchet and pick.
7 They burned your sanctuary to the ground. They defiled the place that bears your name.
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They set fire to your sanctuary, burned it to the ground; they defiled the dwelling place of your name.
8 Then they thought, “Let’s destroy everything!” So they burned down all the places where God was worshiped.
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They said in their hearts, We'll kill all of them together! They burned all of God's meeting places in the land.
9 We no longer see your miraculous signs. All the prophets are gone, and no one can tell us when it will end.
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We don't see our own signs anymore. No prophet is left. And none of us know how long it will last.
10 How long, O God, will you allow our enemies to insult you? Will you let them dishonor your name forever?
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How long, God, will foes insult you? Are enemies going to abuse your name forever?
11 Why do you hold back your strong right hand? Unleash your powerful fist and destroy them.
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Why do you pull your hand back? Why do you hold your strong hand close to your chest?
12 You, O God, are my king from ages past, bringing salvation to the earth.
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Yet God has been my king from ancient days— God, who makes salvation happen in the heart of the earth!
13 You split the sea by your strength and smashed the heads of the sea monsters.
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You split the sea with your power. You shattered the heads of the sea monsters on the water.
14 You crushed the heads of Leviathan and let the desert animals eat him.
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You crushed Leviathan's heads. You gave it to the desert dwellers for food!
15 You caused the springs and streams to gush forth, and you dried up rivers that never run dry.
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You split open springs and streams; you made strong-flowing rivers dry right up.
16 Both day and night belong to you; you made the starlight and the sun.
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The day belongs to you! The night too! You established both the moon and the sun.
17 You set the boundaries of the earth, and you made both summer and winter.
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You set all the boundaries of the earth in place. Summer and winter? You made them!
18 See how these enemies insult you, LORD . A foolish nation has dishonored your name.
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So remember this, LORD: how enemies have insulted you, how unbelieving fools have abused your name.
19 Don’t let these wild beasts destroy your turtledoves. Don’t forget your suffering people forever.
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Don't deliver the life of your dove to wild animals! Don't forget the lives of your afflicted people forever!
20 Remember your covenant promises, for the land is full of darkness and violence!
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Consider the covenant! Because the land's dark places are full of violence.
21 Don’t let the downtrodden be humiliated again. Instead, let the poor and needy praise your name.
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Don't let the oppressed live in shame. No, let the poor and needy praise your name!
22 Arise, O God, and defend your cause. Remember how these fools insult you all day long.
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God, rise up! Make your case! Remember how unbelieving fools insult you all day long.
23 Don’t overlook what your enemies have said or their growing uproar.
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Don't forget the voices of your enemies, the racket of your adversaries that never quits.
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