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When my ^(C1)heart was embittered And I was ^(C2)pierced ^(F1)within,

Then I was ^(C1)stupid and ignorant; I was like an ^(C2)animal ^(F1)before You.

Nevertheless ^(C1)I am continually with You; You have taken hold of my right hand.

You will ^(C1)guide me with Your plan, And afterward ^(C2)receive me ^(F1)to glory.

^(C1)Whom do I have in heaven but You? And with You, I desire nothing on earth.

My ^(C1)flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the ^(F1)strength of my heart and my ^(C2)portion forever.

For, behold, ^(C1)those who are far from You will ^(C2)perish; You have destroyed all those who ^(F1)(C3)are unfaithful to You.

But as for me, ^(C1)the nearness of God is good for me; I have made the Lord ^(F1)GOD my ^(C2)refuge, So that I may ^(C3)tell of all Your works.

God, why have You ^(C1)rejected us forever? Why does Your anger ^(C2)smoke against the ^(C3)sheep of Your ^(F1)pasture?

Remember Your congregation, which You ^(C1)purchased of old, Which You have ^(C2)redeemed to be the ^(C3)tribe of Your inheritance; And this Mount ^(C4)Zion, where You have dwelt.

^(F1)Step toward the ^(F2)(C1)irreparable ruins; The enemy ^(C2)has damaged everything in the sanctuary.

Your adversaries have ^(C1)roared in the midst of Your meeting place; They have set up their ^(C2)own signs as ^(C3)signs.

It ^(F1)seems like one bringing up His ^(C1)axe into a ^(F2)forest of trees.

And now they break down ^(F1)all its ^(C1)carved work With axe and hammers.

They have ^(F1)(C1)burned Your sanctuary ^(F2)to the ground; They have ^(C2)defiled the dwelling place of Your name.

They ^(C1)said in their heart, "Let's ^(F1)completely ^(F2)subdue them." They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land.

We do not see our ^(C1)signs; There is ^(C2)no longer any prophet, Nor is there anyone among us who knows ^(C3)how long.

How long, God, will the enemy ^(C1)taunt You? Shall the enemy ^(C2)treat Your name disrespectfully forever?

Why ^(C1)do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? Extend it from Your chest and ^(C2)destroy them!

Yet God is ^(C1)my King from long ago, Who performs acts of salvation in the midst of the earth.

^(F1)You ^(C1)divided the sea by Your strength; ^(F1)You ^(C2)broke the heads of the ^(C3)sea monsters ^(F2)in the waters.

^(F1)You crushed the heads of ^(F2)(C1)Leviathan; You gave him as food for the ^(F3)creatures ^(C2)of the wilderness.

^(F1)You ^(C1)broke open springs and torrents; ^(F1)You ^(C2)dried up ever-flowing streams.

Yours is the day, Yours also is the night; ^(F1)You have ^(C1)prepared the ^(F2)light and the sun.

^(F1)You have ^(C1)established all the boundaries of the earth; ^(F1)You have ^(F2)created ^(C2)summer and winter.

Remember this, ^(F1)LORD, that the enemy has ^(C1)taunted You, And a ^(C2)foolish people has treated Your name disrespectfully.

Do not give the soul of Your ^(C1)turtledove to the wild animal; ^(C2)Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever.

Consider the ^(C1)covenant; For the ^(C2)dark places of the land are full of the places of violence.

May the ^(C1)oppressed person not return dishonored; May the ^(C2)afflicted and the needy praise Your name.

Arise, God, and ^(C1)plead Your own cause; Remember ^(F1)how the ^(C2)foolish person taunts You all day long.

Do not forget the voice of Your ^(C1)adversaries, The ^(C2)uproar of those who rise against You, which ascends continually.

We ^(C1)give thanks to You, God, we give thanks, For Your name is ^(C2)near; People declare ^(C3)Your wondrous works.

"When I select an ^(C1)appointed time, It is I who ^(C2)judge fairly.

-"The ^(C1)earth and all who inhabit it ^(F1)are unsteady; It is I who have firmly set its ^(C2)pillars. Selah

-"I said to the boastful, 'Do not boast,' And to the wicked, '^(C1)Do not lift up the horn;

Do not lift up your horn on high, ^(C1)Do not speak with insolent ^(F1)pride.'"

For not from the east, nor from the west, Nor from the ^(F1)(C1)desert comes exaltation;

But ^(C1)God is the Judge; He ^(C2)puts down one and exalts another.

For a ^(C1)cup is in the hand of the LORD, and the wine foams; It is ^(F1)(C2)well mixed, and He pours out of this; Certainly all the wicked of the earth must drain and ^(C3)drink its dregs.

But as for me, I will ^(C1)declare it forever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

And ^(F1)He will cut off all the ^(C1)horns of the wicked, But ^(C2)the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.

God is ^(C1)known in Judah; His name is ^(C2)great in Israel.

His ^(F1)(C1)tabernacle is in ^(C2)Salem; His ^(C3)dwelling place also is in Zion.

There He ^(C1)broke the ^(F1)flaming arrows, The shield, the sword, and the ^(F2)weapons of war. Selah

You are resplendent, ^(F1)More majestic than the mountains of prey.

The ^(C1)stouthearted were plundered, ^(F1)They sank into sleep; And none of the ^(F2)warriors could use his hands.

At Your ^(C1)rebuke, God of Jacob, Both ^(F1)(C2)rider and horse were cast into a dead sleep.

You, You indeed are ^(C1)to be feared, And ^(C2)who may stand in Your presence, ^(F1)once You are angry?