| NET Bible | New International Version |
| 1A well-written song by Asaph. Why, O God, have you permanently rejected us? Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture? | 1A maskil of Asaph. O God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture? |
| 2Remember your people whom you acquired in ancient times, whom you rescued so they could be your very own nation, as well as Mount Zion, where you dwell! | 2Remember the nation you purchased long ago, the people of your inheritance, whom you redeemed-- Mount Zion, where you dwelt. |
| 3Hurry and look at the permanent ruins, and all the damage the enemy has done to the temple! | 3Turn your steps toward these everlasting ruins, all this destruction the enemy has brought on the sanctuary. |
| 4Your enemies roar in the middle of your sanctuary; they set up their battle flags. | 4Your foes roared in the place where you met with us; they set up their standards as signs. |
| 5They invade like lumberjacks swinging their axes in a thick forest. | 5They behaved like men wielding axes to cut through a thicket of trees. |
| 6And now they are tearing down all its engravings with axes and crowbars. | 6They smashed all the carved paneling with their axes and hatchets. |
| 7They set your sanctuary on fire; they desecrate your dwelling place by knocking it to the ground. | 7They burned your sanctuary to the ground; they defiled the dwelling place of your Name. |
| 8They say to themselves, "We will oppress all of them." They burn down all the places where people worship God in the land. | 8They said in their hearts, "We will crush them completely!" They burned every place where God was worshiped in the land. |
| 9We do not see any signs of God's presence; there are no longer any prophets and we have no one to tell us how long this will last. | 9We are given no signs from God; no prophets are left, and none of us knows how long this will be. |
| 10How long, O God, will the adversary hurl insults? Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever? | 10How long will the enemy mock you, God? Will the foe revile your name forever? |
| 11Why do you remain inactive? Intervene and destroy him! | 11Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand? Take it from the folds of your garment and destroy them! |
| 12But God has been my king from ancient times, performing acts of deliverance on the earth. | 12But God is my King from long ago; he brings salvation on the earth. |
| 13You destroyed the sea by your strength; you shattered the heads of the sea monster in the water. | 13It was you who split open the sea by your power; you broke the heads of the monster in the waters. |
| 14You crushed the heads of Leviathan; you fed him to the people who live along the coast. | 14It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan and gave it as food to the creatures of the desert. |
| 15You broke open the spring and the stream; you dried up perpetually flowing rivers. | 15It was you who opened up springs and streams; you dried up the ever-flowing rivers. |
| 16You established the cycle of day and night; you put the moon and sun in place. | 16The day is yours, and yours also the night; you established the sun and moon. |
| 17You set up all the boundaries of the earth; you created the cycle of summer and winter. | 17It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth; you made both summer and winter. |
| 18Remember how the enemy hurls insults, O LORD, and how a foolish nation blasphemes your name! | 18Remember how the enemy has mocked you, LORD, how foolish people have reviled your name. |
| 19Do not hand the life of your dove over to a wild animal! Do not continue to disregard the lives of your oppressed people! | 19Do not hand over the life of your dove to wild beasts; do not forget the lives of your afflicted people forever. |
| 20Remember your covenant promises, for the dark regions of the earth are full of places where violence rules. | 20Have regard for your covenant, because haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land. |
| 21Do not let the afflicted be turned back in shame! Let the oppressed and poor praise your name! | 21Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace; may the poor and needy praise your name. |
| 22Rise up, O God! Defend your honor! Remember how fools insult you all day long! | 22Rise up, O God, and defend your cause; remember how fools mock you all day long. |
| 23Do not disregard what your enemies say, or the unceasing shouts of those who defy you. | 23Do not ignore the clamor of your adversaries, the uproar of your enemies, which rises continually. |
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