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A ^[a]Maskil of Asaph.

O God, why have You ^(a)rejected us forever? Why does Your anger ^(b)smoke against the ^(c)sheep of Your ^[b]pasture?

Remember Your congregation, which You have ^(d)purchased of old, Which You have ^(e)redeemed to be the ^(f)tribe of Your inheritance; And this Mount ^(g)Zion, where You have dwelt.

^[c]Turn Your footsteps toward the ^(h)perpetual ruins; The enemy ⁽ⁱ⁾has damaged everything within the sanctuary.

Your adversaries have ^(j)roared in the midst of Your meeting place; They have set up their ^(k)own ^[d]standards ^(l)for signs.

It seems as if one had lifted up His ^[e](m)axe in a ^[f]forest of trees.

And now ^[g]all its ⁽ⁿ⁾carved work They smash with hatchet and ^[h]hammers.

They have ^[i](o)burned Your sanctuary ^[j]to the ground; They have ^(p)defiled the dwelling place of Your name.

They ^(q)said in their heart, "Let us ^[k]completely ^[l]subdue them." They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land.

We do not see our ^(r)signs; There is ^(s)no longer any prophet, Nor is there any among us who knows ^(t)how long.

How long, O God, will the adversary ^(u)revile, And the enemy ^(v)spurn Your name forever?

Why ^(w)do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? From within Your bosom, ^(x)destroy them!