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¹ God, why have you rejected us for so long?
    Why are you angry with us, the sheep of your pasture?
² Remember the people you bought long ago.
    You saved us, and we are your very own.
    After all, you live on Mount Zion.
³ Make your way through these old ruins;
    the enemy wrecked everything in the Temple.

⁴ Those who were against you shouted in your meeting place
    and raised their flags there.
⁵ They came with axes raised
    as if to cut down a forest of trees.
⁶ They smashed the carved panels
    with their axes and hatchets.
⁷ They burned your Temple to the ground;
    they have made the place where you live unclean.
⁸ They thought, "We will completely crush them!"
    They burned every place where God was worshiped in the land.
⁹ We do not see any signs.
    There are no more prophets,
    and no one knows how long this will last.
¹⁰ God, how much longer will the enemy make fun of you?
    Will they insult you forever?
¹¹ Why do you hold back your power?
    Bring your power out in the open and destroy them!

¹² God, you have been our king for a long time.
    You bring salvation to the earth.
¹³ You split open the sea by your power
    and broke the heads of the sea monster.
¹⁴ You smashed the heads of the monster Leviathan
    and gave it to the desert creatures as food.
¹⁵ You opened up the springs and streams
    and made the flowing rivers run dry.
¹⁶ Both the day and the night are yours;
    you made the sun and the moon.
¹⁷ You set all the limits on the earth;
    you created summer and winter.

¹⁸ Lord, remember how the enemy insulted you.
    Remember how those foolish people made fun of you.
¹⁹ Do not give us, your doves, to those wild animals.
    Never forget your poor people.
²⁰ Remember the agreement you made with us,
    because violence fills every dark corner of this land.
²¹ Do not let your suffering people be disgraced.
    Let the poor and helpless praise you.

²² God, arise and defend yourself.
    Remember the insults that come from those foolish people all day long.
²³ Don't forget what your enemies said;
    don't forget their roar as they rise against you always.