| Berean Standard Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1A Maskil of Asaph. Why have You rejected us forever, O God? Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture? | 1A Maskil of Asaph. O God, why have You rejected us forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture? |
| 2Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance—Mount Zion, where You dwell. | 2Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, Which You have redeemed to be the tribe of Your inheritance; And this Mount Zion, where You have dwelt. |
| 3Turn Your steps to the everlasting ruins, to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has destroyed. | 3Turn Your footsteps toward the perpetual ruins; The enemy has damaged everything within the sanctuary. |
| 4Your foes have roared within Your meeting place; they have unfurled their banners as signs, | 4Your adversaries have roared in the midst of Your meeting place; They have set up their own standards for signs. |
| 5like men wielding axes in a thicket of trees | 5It seems as if one had lifted up His axe in a forest of trees. |
| 6and smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks. | 6And now all its carved work They smash with hatchet and hammers. |
| 7They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name. | 7They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name. |
| 8They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land. | 8They said in their heart, "Let us completely subdue them." They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land. |
| 9There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last. | 9We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet, Nor is there any among us who knows how long. |
| 10How long, O God, will the enemy taunt You? Will the foe revile Your name forever? | 10How long, O God, will the adversary revile, And the enemy spurn Your name forever? |
| 11Why do You withdraw Your strong right hand? Stretch it out to destroy them! | 11Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? From within Your bosom, destroy them! |
| 12Yet God is my King from ancient times, working salvation on the earth. | 12Yet God is my king from of old, Who works deeds of deliverance in the midst of the earth. |
| 13You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea; | 13You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters. |
| 14You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert. | 14You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness. |
| 15You broke open the fountain and the flood; You dried up the ever-flowing rivers. | 15You broke open springs and torrents; You dried up ever-flowing streams. |
| 16The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun. | 16Yours is the day, Yours also is the night; You have prepared the light and the sun. |
| 17You set all the boundaries of the earth; You made the summer and winter. | 17You have established all the boundaries of the earth; You have made summer and winter. |
| 18Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, how a foolish people has spurned Your name. | 18Remember this, O LORD, that the enemy has reviled, And a foolish people has spurned Your name. |
| 19Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever. | 19Do not deliver the soul of Your turtledove to the wild beast; Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever. |
| 20Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land. | 20Consider the covenant; For the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence. |
| 21Do not let the oppressed retreat in shame; may the poor and needy praise Your name. | 21Let not the oppressed return dishonored; Let the afflicted and needy praise Your name. |
| 22Rise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long. | 22Arise, O God, and plead Your own cause; Remember how the foolish man reproaches You all day long. |
| 23Do not disregard the clamor of Your adversaries, the uproar of Your enemies that ascends continually. | 23Do not forget the voice of Your adversaries, The uproar of those who rise against You which ascends continually. |
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