Dual Panel1A well-written song <04905> by Asaph <0623>. Why <04100>, O God <0430>, have you permanently <05331> rejected <02186> us? Why does your anger <0639> burn <06225> against the sheep <06629> of your pasture <04830>?
2Remember <02142> your people <05712> whom you acquired <07069> in ancient <06924> times, whom you rescued <01350> so they could be your very own nation <05159> <07626>, as well as Mount <02022> Zion <06726>, where you dwell <07931>!
3Hurry and look at <06471> <07311> the permanent <05331> ruins <04876>, and all <03605> the damage <07489> the enemy <0341> has done to the temple <06944>!
4Your enemies <06887> roar <07580> in the middle <07130> of your sanctuary <04150>; they set up <07760> their battle flags <0226> <0226>.
5They invade <0935> like lumberjacks <05442> swinging <04605> their axes <07134> in a thick forest <06086>.
6And now they are tearing down <01986> all <03162> its engravings <06603> with axes <03781> and crowbars <03597>.
7They set <07971> your sanctuary <04720> on fire <0784>; they desecrate <02490> your dwelling place <04908> by knocking it to the ground <0776>.
8They say <0559> to themselves <03820>, “We will oppress <03238> all <03162> of them.” They burn down <08313> all <03605> the places where people worship <04150> God <0410> in the land <0776>.
9We do not <03808> see <07200> any signs <0226> of God’s presence; there are no <0369> longer <05750> any prophets <05030> and we have no <03808> one to tell <03045> us how <04100> long <05704> this will last.
10How <04970> long <05704>, O God <0430>, will the adversary <06862> hurl insults <02778>? Will the enemy <0341> blaspheme <05006> your name <08034> forever <05331>?
11Why <04100> do you remain inactive <03027> <07725>? Intervene and destroy <03615> him!
12But God <0430> has been my king <04428> from ancient times <06924>, performing acts <06466> of deliverance <03444> on the earth <0776>.
13You <0859> destroyed <06565> the sea <03220> by your strength <05797>; you shattered <07665> the heads <07218> of the sea monster <08577> in <05921> the water <04325>.
14You <0859> crushed <07533> the heads <07218> of Leviathan <03882>; you fed <03978> <05414> him to the people <05971> who live along the coast <06728>.
15You <0859> broke open <01234> the spring <04599> and the stream <05158>; you <0859> dried up <03001> perpetually flowing <0386> rivers <05104>.
16You established the cycle of day <03117> and <0637> night <03915>; you <0859> put <03559> the moon <03974> and sun <08121> in place.
17You <0859> set up <05324> all <03605> the boundaries <01367> of the earth <0776>; you <0859> created <03335> the cycle of summer <07019> and winter <02779>.
18Remember <02142> how the enemy <0341> hurls insults <02778>, O Lord <03068>, and how a foolish <05036> nation <05971> blasphemes <05006> your name <08034>!
19Do not <0408> hand <05414> the life <05315> of your dove <08449> over to a wild animal! Do not <0408> continue <05331> to disregard <07911> the lives <02416> of your oppressed <06041> people!
20Remember <05027> your covenant <01285> promises, for <03588> the dark regions <04285> of the earth <0776> are full <04390> of places <04999> where violence <02555> rules.
21Do not <0408> let the afflicted <01790> be turned back <07725> in shame <03637>! Let the oppressed <06041> and poor <034> praise <01984> your name <08034>!
22Rise up <06965>, O God <0430>! Defend <07378> your honor <07379>! Remember <02142> how fools <05036> insult <02781> you all <03605> day <03117> long!
23Do not <0408> disregard <07911> what your enemies <06887> say, or the unceasing shouts <07588> <06963> of those who defy you <08548> <05927> <06965>.