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An Appeal against the Devastation of the Land by the Enemy.

A Maskil of Asaph.

  1 O God°, why° have You arejected° [us] forever°?
  Why does Your anger° bsmoke° against the csheep° of Your Ipasture°?
  2 Remember° Your congregation°, which You have apurchased° of old°,
  Which You have bredeemed° to be the ctribe° of Your inheritance°;
  [And] this° Mount° dZion°, where° You have dwelt°.
  3 ITurn° Your footsteps° toward the aperpetual° ruins°;
  The enemy° bhas damaged° everything° within the sanctuary°.
  4 Your adversaries° have aroared° in the midst° of Your meeting° place°;
  They have set° up their bown Istandards° cfor signs°.
  5 It seems° as if one had lifted° up
  [His] Iaaxe° in a IIforest° of trees°.
  6 And now° Iall° its acarved° work°
  They smash° with hatchet° and IIhammers°.
  7 They have Iaburned°° Your sanctuary° IIto the ground°;
  They have bdefiled° the dwelling° place° of Your name°.
  8 They asaid° in their heart°, “Let us Icompletely° IIsubdue° them.”
  They have burned° all° the meeting° places° of God° in the land°.
  9 We do not see° our asigns°;
  There° is bno° longer° any prophet°,
  Nor° is there any among° us who knows° chow° long°.
  10 How° long°°, O God°, will the adversary° arevile°,
  [And] the enemy° bspurn° Your name° forever°?
  11 Why° ado You withdraw° Your hand°, even Your right° hand°?
  From within° Your bosom°, bdestroy° [them]!

[1] Possibly, Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful Psalm IOr pasturing aPs 44:9; 77:7 bDt 29:20; Ps 18:8; 89:46 cPs 79:13; 95:7; 100:3
[2] aEx 15:16; Dt 32:6 bEx 15:13; Ps 77:15; 106:10; Is 63:9 cDt 32:9; Is 63:17; Jr 10:16; 51:19 dPs 9:11; 68:16
[3] ILit Lift up aIs 61:4 bPs 79:1
[4] ILit signs aLm 2:7 bNu 2:2 cPs 74:9
[5] ILit axes IILit thicket aJr 46:22
[6] ILit altogether IIOr axes a1K 6:18, 29, 32, 35
[7] ILit set on fire IIOr To the ground they... a2K 25:9 bPs 89:39; Lm 2:2
[8] ILit altogether IIOr oppress aPs 83:4
[9] aPs 78:43 b1S 3:1; Lm 2:9; Ezk 7:26; Am 8:11 cPs 6:3; 79:5; 80:4
[10] aPs 44:16; 79:12; 89:51 bLv 24:16
[11] aLm 2:3 bPs 59:13

  12 ¶ Yet God° is amy king° from of old°,
  Who works° deeds° of deliverance° in the midst° of the earth°.
  13 IYou adivided° the sea° by Your strength°;
  IYou bbroke° the heads° of the csea° monsters° IIin the waters°.
  14 IYou crushed° the heads° of IIaLeviathan°;
  IYou gave° him as food° for the IIIcreatures° bof the wilderness°.
  15 IYou abroke° open° springs° and torrents°;
  IYou bdried° up ever-flowing° streams°.
  16 Yours is the day°, Yours also° is the night°;
  IYou have aprepared° the IIlight° and the sun°.
  17 IYou have aestablished° all° the boundaries° of the earth°;
  IYou have IImade° bsummer° and winter°.

[12] aPs 44:4
[13] IOr You Yourself IILit on aEx 14:21; Ps 78:13 bIs 51:9 cPs 148:7; Jr 51:34
[14] IOr You Yourself IIOr sea monster IIILit people aJb 41:1; Ps 104:26; Is 27:1 bPs 72:9
[15] IOr You Yourself aEx 17:5, 6; Nu 20:11; Ps 78:15; 105:41; 114:8; Is 48:21 bEx 14:21, 22; Jsh 2:10; 3:13; Ps 114:3
[16] IOr You Yourself IIOr luminary aGn 1:14-18; Ps 104:19; 136:7, 8
[17] IOr You Yourself IIOr formed aDt 32:8; Ac 17:26 bGn 8:22; Ps 147:16-18

  18 ¶ Remember° this°, IO LORD°, that the enemy° has areviled°,
  And a bfoolish° people° has spurned° Your name°.
  19 Do not deliver° the soul° of Your aturtledove° to the wild° beast°;
  bDo not forget° the life° of Your afflicted° forever°.
  20 Consider° the acovenant°;
  For the bdark° places° of the land° are full° of the habitations° of violence°.
  21 Let not the aoppressed° return° dishonored°;
  Let the bafflicted° and needy° praise° Your name°.

[18] IOr that the enemy has reviled the LORD aPs 74:10 bDt 32:6; Ps 14:1; 39:8; 53:1
[19] aSo 2:14 bPs 9:18
[20] aGn 17:7; Ps 106:45 bPs 88:6; 143:3
[21] aPs 103:6 bPs 35:10; Is 41:17

  22 ¶ Arise°, O God°, [and] aplead° Your own cause°;
  Remember° Ihow the bfoolish° man° reproaches° You all° day° long.
  23 Do not forget° the voice° of Your aadversaries°,
  The buproar° of those who rise° against You which ascends° continually°.

[22] ILit Your reproach from the foolish man aPs 43:1; Is 3:13; 43:26; Ezk 20:35 bPs 14:1; 53:1; 74:18
[23] aPs 74:10 bPs 65:7


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The prophet complaineth of the desolation of the sanctuary.

1 ¶ [[Maschilºª of Asaph.]]º O God,º why² hast thou cast [us] offºª for ever?º [why] doth thine angerº smokeºª against the sheepº of thy pasture?º 2 Rememberºª thy congregation,º [which] thou hast purchasedºª of old;º the rodº of thine inheritance,º [which] thou hast redeemed;ºª this² mountº Zion,º wherein thou hast dwelt.ºª 3 Lift upºª thy feetº unto the perpetualº desolations;º [even] all² [that] the enemyºª hath done wickedlyºª in the sanctuary.º 4 Thine enemiesºª roarºª in the midstº of thy congregations;º they set upºª their ensignsº [for] signs.º 5 [A man] was famousºª according as he had lifted upººª axesº upon the thickº trees.º 6 But now² they break downºª the carved workº thereof at onceº with axesº and hammers.º 7 They have castºª fireº into thy sanctuary,º they have defiledºª [by casting down] the dwelling placeº of thy nameº to the ground.º 8 They saidºª in their hearts,º Let us destroyºª them together:º they have burned upºª all² the synagoguesº of Godº in the land.º 9 We seeºª not² our signs:º [there is] no² more² any prophet:º neither² [is there] among² us any that knowethºª how long.º²

[1] Dt 29:20; Ps 10:1; 42:9, 11; 44:9; 60:1, 10; 77:7; 79:5, 13; 95:7; 100:3; Jr 23:1; 31:37; 33:24; Ezk 34:8, 31; Lk 12:32; Jn 10:26; Ro 11:1.
[2] Ex 15:16; Dt 4:20; 9:29; 32:9; Ps 33:12; 48:1; 78:68; 106:40; 132:13; 135:4; Is 51:11; 62:12; Jr 10:16; Ac 20:28; Tit 2:14; Rv 5:9.
[3] Jsh 10:24; 2S 22:39; Ne 1:3; 2:3, 13; Ps 44:23, 26; 79:1; 102:13; Is 10:6; 25:10; 63:3; 64:10; Jr 52:13; Lm 1:10; Dn 8:11; 9:17, 27; 11:31; Mi 1:3; 3:12; Mk 11:17; Lk 21:24; Rv 11:2.
[4] 2Ch 36:17; Jr 6:1; Lm 2:7; Dn 6:27; Mt 24:15; Lk 13:1; 21:20; Rv 13:6.
[5] 1K 5:6; 2Ch 2:14; Jr 46:22.
[6] 1K 6:18, 29, 32, 35.
[7] Ex 20:24; Dt 12:5; 1K 8:20; 2K 25:9; Ps 89:39; Is 64:11; Ezk 24:21; Mt 22:7.
[8] 2K 2:3, 5; 4:23; 2Ch 17:9; Es 3:8; Ps 83:4; 137:7; Mt 4:23.
[9] Ex 12:13; 13:9; Jg 6:17; 1S 3:1; Ezk 20:12; Am 8:11; Mi 3:6; He 2:4.

He moveth God to help in consideration of his power,

10 O God,º how long²² shall the adversaryº reproach?ºª shall the enemyºª blasphemeºª thy nameº for ever?º 11 Why² withdrawestºª thou thy hand,º even thy right hand?º pluckºª [it] out ofº² thy bosom.ºª 12 For Godº [is] my Kingº of old,º² workingºª salvationº in the midstº of the earth.º 13 Thou² didst divideºª the seaº by thy strength:º thou brakestºª the headsº of the dragonsº in² the waters.º 14 Thou² brakestºª the headsº of leviathanº in pieces, [and] gavestºª him [to be] meatº to the peopleº inhabiting the wilderness.º 15 Thou² didst cleaveºª the fountainº and the flood:º thou² driedst upºª mightyº rivers.º 16 The dayº [is] thine, the nightº also² [is] thine: thou² hast preparedºª the lightº and the sun.º 17 Thou² hast setºª all² the bordersº of the earth:º thou² hast madeºª summerº and winter.º

[10] Ps 13:1; 79:4; 89:46, 50; Dn 12:6; Rv 6:10.
[11] Ps 44:23; 78:65; Is 64:12; Lm 2:3.
[12] Ex 15:2; 19:5; Nu 23:21; Jg 4:23; 1S 19:5; Ps 44:4; Is 33:22; 63:8; Hab 3:12.
[13] Ex 14:21, 28; Ne 9:11; Ps 66:6; 78:13; 106:8; 136:13; Is 11:15; 51:9; Ezk 29:3; 32:2.
[14] Ex 12:35; 14:30; Nu 14:9; Jb 3:8; 41:1; Ps 72:9; 104:25; Is 27:1; Rv 20:2.
[15] Ex 17:5; Nu 20:11; Jsh 3:13; 2K 2:8, 14; Ps 105:41; Is 11:16; 44:27; 48:21; Hab 3:9; Rv 16:12.
[16] Gn 1:3, 14; Ps 8:3; 19:1; 136:7; Mt 5:45.
[17] Gn 8:22; Dt 32:8; Ps 24:1; Ac 14:17; 17:26.

of his reproachful enemies, of his children, and of his Covenant.

18 Rememberºª this,² [that] the enemyºª hath reproached,ºª O LORD,º and [that] the foolishº peopleº have blasphemedºª thy name.º 19 O deliverºª not² the soulº of thy turtledoveº unto the multitudeº [of the wicked]: forgetºª not² the congregationº of thy poorº for ever.º 20 Have respectºª unto the covenant:º for² the dark¹ places² of the earthº are fullºª of the habitationsº of cruelty.º 21 O let not² the oppressedº returnºª ashamed:ºª let the poorº and needyº praiseºª thy name.º 22 Arise,ºª O God,º plead¹ª thine own cause:º² rememberºª how² the foolish manº reproachethº thee daily.º² 23 Forgetºª not² the voiceº of thine enemies:ºª the tumultº of those that rise up¹ª against² thee increasethºª continually.º

[18] Dt 32:27; Ps 39:8; 41:1; 74:22; 89:50; 94:2; 137:7; Is 37:23; 62:6; Ezk 20:14; Rv 16:19.
[19] Ps 68:10, 13; 72:2; So 2:14; 4:1; 6:9; Is 60:8; Zp 3:12; Mt 10:16; Jm 2:5.
[20] Gn 17:7; 49:5; Ex 24:6; Lv 26:40; Dt 9:27; 12:31; 2S 23:5; Ps 5:8; 89:28, 34, 39; 105:8; 106:45; Jr 33:20; Lk 1:72; Ro 1:29; Ep 4:17; He 8:10.
[21] Ezr 3:11; Ps 9:18; 12:5; 102:19, 21; 109:22; Is 45:17; Jr 33:11.
[22] Ps 9:19; 74:18; 75:4; 79:9; 89:50; Is 52:5.
[23] Ps 2:1; 10:11; 13:1; 74:4; Is 37:29; Lm 2:16; Jna 1:2; Rv 17:14.


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