^{1 Ref} <Maschil. Of Asaph.> Of God, why have you put us away from you for ever? why is the fire of your wrath smoking against the sheep who are your care?

^{2 Ref} Keep in mind your band of worshippers, for whom you gave payment in the days which are past, whom you took for yourself as the people of your heritage; even this mountain of Zion, which has been your resting-place.

^{3 Ref} Go up and see the unending destruction; all the evil which your haters have done in the holy place;

^{4 Ref} Sending out their voices like lions among your worshippers; they have put up their signs to be seen.

^{5 Ref} They are cutting down, like a man whose blade is lifted up against the thick trees.

^{6 Ref} Your doors are broken down with hammers and iron blades.

^{7 Ref} They have put on fire your holy place; they have made the place of your name unclean, pulling it down to the earth.

^{8 Ref} They have said in their hearts, Let us put an end to them all together; they have given over to the fire all God's places of worship in the land.

^{9 Ref} We do not see our signs: there is no longer any prophet, or anyone among us to say how long.

^{10 Ref} O God, how long will those who are against us say cruel things? will the hater go on looking down on your name for ever?

^{11 Ref} Why are you keeping back your hand, and covering your right hand in your robe?

^{12 Ref} For from the past God is my King, working salvation in the earth.

^{13 Ref} The sea was parted in two by your strength; the heads of the great sea-beasts were broken.

^{14 Ref} The heads of the great snake were crushed by you; you gave them as food to the fishes of the sea.

^{15 Ref} You made valleys for fountains and springs; you made the ever-flowing rivers dry.

^{16 Ref} The day is yours and the night is yours: you made the light and the sun.

^{17 Ref} By you all the limits of the earth were fixed; you have made summer and winter.

^{18 Ref} Keep this in mind, O Lord, that your haters have said cruel things, and that your name has been looked down on by a people of evil behaviour.

^{19 Ref} O give not the soul of your dove to the hawk; let not the life of the poor go out of your memory for ever.

^{20 Ref} Keep in mind your undertaking; for the dark places of the earth are full of pride and cruel acts.

^{21 Ref} O let not the crushed be turned back in shame; let the low man and the poor give praise to your name.

^{22 Ref} Up! O God, be the judge of your cause; keep in mind the bitter things which the man of evil behaviour says against you every day.

^{23 Ref} Keep in mind the voice of your haters; the outcry of those who come against you goes up every day.

^{1 Ref} O God, why hast thou cast `us' off for ever? Why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

^{2 Ref} Remember thy congregation, which thou hast gotten of old, Which thou hast redeemed to be the tribe of thine inheritance; `And' mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.

^{3 Ref} Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual ruins, All the evil that the enemy hath done in the sanctuary.

^{4 Ref} Thine adversaries have roared in the midst of thine assembly; They have set up their ensigns for signs.

^{5 Ref} They seemed as men that lifted up Axes upon a thicket of trees.

^{6 Ref} And now all the carved work thereof They break down with hatchet and hammers.

^{7 Ref} They have set thy sanctuary on fire; They have profaned the dwelling-place of thy name `by casting it' to the ground.

^{8 Ref} They said in their heart, Let us make havoc of them altogether: They have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.

^{9 Ref} We see not our signs: There is no more any prophet; Neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.

^{10 Ref} How long, O God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?

^{11 Ref} Why drawest thou back thy hand, even thy right hand? `Pluck it' out of thy bosom `and' consume `them'.

^{12 Ref} Yet God is my King of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.

^{13 Ref} Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: Thou brakest the heads of the sea-monsters in the waters.

^{14 Ref} Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces; Thou gavest him to be food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

^{15 Ref} Thou didst cleave fountain and flood: Thou driedst up mighty rivers.

^{16 Ref} The day is thine, the night also is thine: Thou hast prepared the light and the sun.

^{17 Ref} Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: Thou hast made summer and winter.

^{18 Ref} Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Jehovah, And that a foolish people hath blasphemed thy name.

^{19 Ref} Oh deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast: Forget not the life of thy poor for ever.

^{20 Ref} Have respect unto the covenant; For the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of violence.

^{21 Ref} Oh let not the oppressed return ashamed: Let the poor and needy praise thy name.

^{22 Ref} Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: Remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee all the day.

^{23 Ref} Forget not the voice of thine adversaries: The tumult of those that rise up against thee ascendeth continually. Psalm 75 For the Chief Musician; `set to' Al-tash-heth. A Psalm of Asaph; a song.

^{1 Ref} > God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?

^{2 Ref} Remember your congregation, which you purchased of old, Which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your inheritance; Mount Zion, in which you have lived.

^{3 Ref} Lift up your feet to the perpetual ruins, All the evil that the enemy has done in the sanctuary.

^{4 Ref} Your adversaries have roared in the midst of your assembly. They have set up their standards as signs.

^{5 Ref} They behaved like men wielding axes, Cutting through a thicket of trees.

^{6 Ref} Now all its carved work They break down with hatchet and hammers.

^{7 Ref} They have burned your sanctuary to the ground. They have profaned the dwelling-place of your Name.

^{8 Ref} They said in their heart, "We will crush them completely." They have burned up all the places in the land where God was worshiped.

^{9 Ref} We see no miraculous signs. There is no longer any prophet, Neither is there among us anyone who knows how long.

^{10 Ref} How long, God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme your name forever?

^{11 Ref} Why do you draw back your hand, even your right hand? Take it out of your pocket and consume them!

^{12 Ref} Yet God is my King of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.

^{13 Ref} You divided the sea by your strength. You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.

^{14 Ref} You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces. You gave him as food to people and desert creatures.

^{15 Ref} You opened up spring and stream. You dried up mighty rivers.

^{16 Ref} The day is yours, the night is also yours. You have prepared the light and the sun.

^{17 Ref} You have set all the boundaries of the earth. You have made summer and winter.

^{18 Ref} Remember this, that the enemy has mocked you, Yahweh. Foolish people have blasphemed your name.

^{19 Ref} Don't deliver the soul of your dove to wild beasts. Don't forget the life of your poor forever.

^{20 Ref} Honor your covenant, For haunts of violence fill the dark places of the earth.

^{21 Ref} Don't let the oppressed return ashamed. Let the poor and needy praise your name.

^{22 Ref} Arise, God! Plead your own cause. Remember how the foolish man mocks you all day.

^{23 Ref} Don't forget the voice of your adversaries. The tumult of those who rise up against you ascends continually.