| | 1 | A Contemplation of Asaph. O God, why have You cast us off forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture? | |
| | 2 | 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. | |
| | 3 | Lift up Your feet to the perpetual desolations. The enemy has damaged everything in the sanctuary. | |
| | 4 | Your enemies roar in the midst of Your meeting place; They set up their banners for signs. | |
| | 5 | They seem like men who lift up Axes among the thick trees. | |
| | 6 | And now they break down its carved work, all at once, With axes and hammers. | |
| | 7 | They have set fire to Your sanctuary; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground. | |
| | 8 | They said in their hearts, "Let us destroy them altogether." They have burned up all the meeting places of God in the land. | |
| | 9 | We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet; Nor is there any among us who knows how long. | |
| | 10 | O God, how long will the adversary reproach? Will the enemy blaspheme Your name forever? | |
| | 11 | Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? Take it out of Your bosom and destroy them. | |
| | 12 | For God is my King from of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth. | |
| | 13 | You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea serpents in the waters. | |
| | 14 | You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces, And gave him as food to the people inhabiting the wilderness. | |
| | 15 | You broke open the fountain and the flood; You dried up mighty rivers. | |
| | 16 | The day is Yours, the night also is Yours; You have prepared the light and the sun. | |
| | 17 | You have set all the borders of the earth; You have made summer and winter. | |
| | 18 | Remember this, that the enemy has reproached, O LORD, And that a foolish people has blasphemed Your name. | |
| | 19 | Oh, do not deliver the life of Your turtledove to the wild beast! Do not forget the life of Your poor forever. | |
| | 20 | Have respect to the covenant; For the dark places of the earth are full of the haunts of cruelty. | |
| | 21 | Oh, do not let the oppressed return ashamed! Let the poor and needy praise Your name. | |
| | 22 | Arise, O God, plead Your own cause; Remember how the foolish man reproaches You daily. | |
| | 23 | Do not forget the voice of Your enemies; The tumult of those who rise up against You increases continually. | |
