International Standard Version | International Standard Version |
1Why, God? Have you rejected us forever? Your anger is burning against the sheep of your pasture. | 1Why, God? Have you rejected us forever? Your anger is burning against the sheep of your pasture. |
2Remember your community, whom you purchased long ago, the tribe whom you redeemed for your possession. Remember Mount Zion, where you live. | 2Remember your community, whom you purchased long ago, the tribe whom you redeemed for your possession. Remember Mount Zion, where you live. |
3Hurry! Look at the permanent ruins— every calamity the enemy brought upon the Holy Place. | 3Hurry! Look at the permanent ruins— every calamity the enemy brought upon the Holy Place. |
4Those who are opposing you roar where we were meeting with you; they unfurl their war banners as signs. | 4Those who are opposing you roar where we were meeting with you; they unfurl their war banners as signs. |
5As one blazes a trail through a forest with an ax, | 5As one blazes a trail through a forest with an ax, |
6now they're tearing down all its carved work with hatchets and hammers. | 6now they're tearing down all its carved work with hatchets and hammers. |
7They burned your sanctuary to the ground, desecrating your dwelling place. | 7They burned your sanctuary to the ground, desecrating your dwelling place. |
8They say to themselves, "We'll crush them completely;" They burned down all the meeting places of God in the land. | 8They say to themselves, "We'll crush them completely;" They burned down all the meeting places of God in the land. |
9We see no signs for us; there is no longer a prophet, and no one among us knows the future. | 9We see no signs for us; there is no longer a prophet, and no one among us knows the future. |
10God, how long will the adversary scorn while the enemy despises your name endlessly? | 10God, how long will the adversary scorn while the enemy despises your name endlessly? |
11Why do you not withdraw your hand— your right hand—from your bosom and destroy them? | 11Why do you not withdraw your hand— your right hand—from your bosom and destroy them? |
12But God is my king from ancient times, who brings acts of deliverance throughout the earth. | 12But God is my king from ancient times, who brings acts of deliverance throughout the earth. |
13You split the sea by your own power. You shattered the heads of sea monsters in the water. | 13You split the sea by your own power. You shattered the heads of sea monsters in the water. |
14You crushed the heads of Leviathan. You set it as food for desert creatures. | 14You crushed the heads of Leviathan. You set it as food for desert creatures. |
15You opened both the spring and the river; you dried up flowing rivers. | 15You opened both the spring and the river; you dried up flowing rivers. |
16Yours is the day, and yours is the night; you established the moon and the sun. | 16Yours is the day, and yours is the night; you established the moon and the sun. |
17You set all the boundaries of the earth; you made summer and winter. | 17You set all the boundaries of the earth; you made summer and winter. |
18Remember this: The enemy scorns the LORD and a foolish people despises your name. | 18Remember this: The enemy scorns the LORD and a foolish people despises your name. |
19Don't hand over the life of your dove to beasts; do not continuously forget your afflicted ones. | 19Don't hand over the life of your dove to beasts; do not continuously forget your afflicted ones. |
20Pay attention to your covenant, for the dark regions of the earth are full of violence. | 20Pay attention to your covenant, for the dark regions of the earth are full of violence. |
21Don't let the oppressed return in humiliation. The poor and needy will praise your name. | 21Don't let the oppressed return in humiliation. The poor and needy will praise your name. |
22Get up, God, and prosecute your case— remember that you're being scorned by fools all day long. | 22Get up, God, and prosecute your case— remember that you're being scorned by fools all day long. |
23Don't ignore the shout of those opposing you, The uproar of those who rebel against you continuously. | 23Don't ignore the shout of those opposing you, The uproar of those who rebel against you continuously. |
The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. |
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