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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!

Yet God is ^(y)my king from of old, Who works deeds of deliverance in the midst of the earth.

^[m]You ^(z)divided the sea by Your strength; ^[n]You ^(aa)broke the heads of the ^(ab)sea monsters ^[o]in the waters.

^[p]You crushed the heads of ^[q](ac)Leviathan; ^[r]You gave him as food for the ^[s]creatures ^(ad)of the wilderness.

^[t]You ^(ae)broke open springs and torrents; ^[u]You ^(af)dried up ever-flowing streams.

Yours is the day, Yours also is the night; ^[v]You have ^(ag)prepared the ^[w]light and the sun.

^[x]You have ^(ah)established all the boundaries of the earth; ^[y]You have ^[z]made ^(ai)summer and winter.

Remember this, ^[aa]O Lord , that the enemy has ^(aj)reviled, And a ^(ak)foolish people has spurned Your name.

Do not deliver the soul of Your ^(al)turtledove to the wild beast; ^(am)Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever.

Consider the ^(an)covenant; For the ^(ao)dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence.

Let not the ^(ap)oppressed return dishonored; Let the ^(aq)afflicted and needy praise Your name.

Arise, O God, and ^(ar)plead Your own cause; Remember ^[ab]how the ^(as)foolish man reproaches You all day long.

Do not forget the voice of Your ^(at)adversaries, The ^(au)uproar of those who rise against You which ascends continually.