New Living Translation | 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? | 1Why 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 perpetual 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 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 water; |
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 the LORD, 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 to beasts the life of your dove; 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, champion 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. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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