| New King James Version | New International Version |
| 1A Contemplation of Asaph. O God, why have You cast us off forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture? | 1A maskil of Asaph. O God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture? |
| 2Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, The tribe of Your inheritance, which You have redeemed— This Mount Zion where You have dwelt. | 2Remember the nation you purchased long ago, the people of your inheritance, whom you redeemed-- Mount Zion, where you dwelt. |
| 3Lift up Your feet to the perpetual desolations. The enemy has damaged everything in the sanctuary. | 3Turn your steps toward these everlasting ruins, all this destruction the enemy has brought on the sanctuary. |
| 4Your enemies roar in the midst of Your meeting place; They set up their banners for signs. | 4Your foes roared in the place where you met with us; they set up their standards as signs. |
| 5They seem like men who lift up Axes among the thick trees. | 5They behaved like men wielding axes to cut through a thicket of trees. |
| 6And now they break down its carved work, all at once, With axes and hammers. | 6They smashed all the carved paneling with their axes and hatchets. |
| 7They have set fire to Your sanctuary; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground. | 7They burned your sanctuary to the ground; they defiled the dwelling place of your Name. |
| 8They said in their hearts, “Let us destroy them altogether.” They have burned up all the meeting places of God in the land. | 8They said in their hearts, "We will crush them completely!" They burned every place where God was worshiped in the land. |
| 9We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet; Nor is there any among us who knows how long. | 9We are given no signs from God; no prophets are left, and none of us knows how long this will be. |
| 10O God, how long will the adversary reproach? Will the enemy blaspheme Your name forever? | 10How long will the enemy mock you, God? Will the foe revile your name forever? |
| 11Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? Take it out of Your bosom and destroy them. | 11Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand? Take it from the folds of your garment and destroy them! |
| 12For God is my King from of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth. | 12But God is my King from long ago; he brings salvation on the earth. |
| 13You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea serpents in the waters. | 13It was you who split open the sea by your power; you broke the heads of the monster in the waters. |
| 14You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces, And gave him as food to the people inhabiting the wilderness. | 14It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan and gave it as food to the creatures of the desert. |
| 15You broke open the fountain and the flood; You dried up mighty rivers. | 15It was you who opened up springs and streams; you dried up the ever-flowing rivers. |
| 16The day is Yours, the night also is Yours; You have prepared the light and the sun. | 16The day is yours, and yours also the night; you established the sun and moon. |
| 17You have set all the borders of the earth; You have made summer and winter. | 17It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth; you made both summer and winter. |
| 18Remember this, that the enemy has reproached, O LORD, And that a foolish people has blasphemed Your name. | 18Remember how the enemy has mocked you, LORD, how foolish people have reviled your name. |
| 19Oh, do not deliver the life of Your turtledove to the wild beast! Do not forget the life of Your poor forever. | 19Do not hand over the life of your dove to wild beasts; do not forget the lives of your afflicted people forever. |
| 20Have respect to the covenant; For the dark places of the earth are full of the haunts of cruelty. | 20Have regard for your covenant, because haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land. |
| 21Oh, do not let the oppressed return ashamed! Let the poor and needy praise Your name. | 21Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace; may the poor and needy praise your name. |
| 22Arise, O God, plead Your own cause; Remember how the foolish man reproaches You daily. | 22Rise up, O God, and defend your cause; remember how fools mock you all day long. |
| 23Do not forget the voice of Your enemies; The tumult of those who rise up against You increases continually. | 23Do not ignore the clamor of your adversaries, the uproar of your enemies, which rises continually. |
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