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Remember the nation you purchased long ago,
the people of your inheritance, whom you redeemed —
Mount Zion, where you dwelt.
the people of your inheritance, whom you redeemed —
Mount Zion, where you dwelt.
Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old,
The tribe of Your inheritance, which You have redeemed —
This Mount Zion where You have dwelt.
The tribe of Your inheritance, which You have redeemed —
This Mount Zion where You have dwelt.
Turn your steps toward these everlasting ruins,
all this destruction the enemy has brought on the sanctuary.
all this destruction the enemy has brought on the sanctuary.
Lift up Your feet to the perpetual desolations.
The enemy has damaged everything in the sanctuary.
The enemy has damaged everything in the sanctuary.
Your foes roared in the place where you met with us;
they set up their standards as signs.
they set up their standards as signs.
Your enemies roar in the midst of Your meeting place;
They set up their banners for signs.
They set up their banners for signs.
They behaved like men wielding axes
to cut through a thicket of trees.
to cut through a thicket of trees.
They seem like men who lift up
Axes among the thick trees.
Axes among the thick trees.
They smashed all the carved paneling
with their axes and hatchets.
with their axes and hatchets.
And now they break down its carved work, all at once,
With axes and hammers.
With axes and hammers.
They burned your sanctuary to the ground;
they defiled the dwelling place of your Name.
they defiled the dwelling place of your Name.
They have set fire to Your sanctuary;
They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground.
They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground.
They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely!”
They burned every place where God was worshiped in the land.
They burned every place where God was worshiped in the land.
We are given no signs from God;
no prophets are left,
and none of us knows how long this will be.
no prophets are left,
and none of us knows how long this will be.
We do not see our signs;
There is no longer any prophet;
Nor is there any among us who knows how long.
There is no longer any prophet;
Nor is there any among us who knows how long.
How long will the enemy mock you, God?
Will the foe revile your name forever?
Will the foe revile your name forever?
Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand?
Take it from the folds of your garment and destroy them!
Take it from the folds of your garment and destroy them!
Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand?
Take it out of Your bosom and destroy them.
Take it out of Your bosom and destroy them.
But God is my King from long ago;
he brings salvation on the earth.
he brings salvation on the earth.
For God is my King from of old,
Working salvation in the midst of the earth.
Working salvation in the midst of the earth.
It was you who split open the sea by your power;
you broke the heads of the monster in the waters.
you broke the heads of the monster in the waters.
It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan
and gave it as food to the creatures of the desert.
and gave it as food to the creatures of the desert.
It was you who opened up springs and streams;
you dried up the ever-flowing rivers.
you dried up the ever-flowing rivers.
You broke open the fountain and the flood;
You dried up mighty rivers.
You dried up mighty rivers.
The day is yours, and yours also the night;
you established the sun and moon.
you established the sun and moon.
The day is Yours, the night also is Yours;
You have prepared the light and the sun.
You have prepared the light and the sun.
It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth;
you made both summer and winter.
you made both summer and winter.
You have set all the borders of the earth;
You have made summer and winter.
You have made summer and winter.
Remember how the enemy has mocked you, Lord,
how foolish people have reviled your name.
how foolish people have reviled your name.
Remember this, that the enemy has reproached, O Lord,
And that a foolish people has blasphemed Your name.
And that a foolish people has blasphemed Your name.
Do not hand over the life of your dove to wild beasts;
do not forget the lives of your afflicted people forever.
do not forget the lives of your afflicted people forever.
Oh, do not deliver the life of Your turtledove to the wild beast!
Do not forget the life of Your poor forever.
Do not forget the life of Your poor forever.
Have regard for your covenant,
because haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.
because haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.
Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace;
may the poor and needy praise your name.
may the poor and needy praise your name.
Oh, do not let the oppressed return ashamed!
Let the poor and needy praise Your name.
Let the poor and needy praise Your name.
Rise up, O God, and defend your cause;
remember how fools mock you all day long.
remember how fools mock you all day long.