¹ You ask, why have forever? Why does anger against , the sheep of pasture?

² remember , congregation, which of old, ; Zion, in which have lived.

³ lift up feet to the perpetual , the enemy has in the sanctuary.

⁴  in the midst of ; they have set up their as signs.

⁵  axes, cutting through .

⁶ Now they break all its carved work down with and hammers.

⁷ They have burned sanctuary to the ground; they have the dwelling place of name.

⁸ They said in their heart, “We will crush them completely.” They have burned up all .

⁹  see no miraculous signs; there is no longer any prophet, neither is there among anyone who knows how long.

¹⁰ You ask, how long, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme name forever?

¹¹ Why do draw back hand, even right hand? it out of and consume them!

¹²  God, King of old, working salvation in midst on the earth.

¹³  divided the sea by strength; broke the heads of the in the waters.

¹⁴  broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces; and gave him as to people .

¹⁵  and ; dried up mighty rivers.

¹⁶ The day is ; the night is also ; have prepared the light and the sun.

¹⁷  have set all the of the earth; have made summer and winter.

¹⁸  this, that the enemy has ; foolish people have blasphemed name.

¹⁹  deliver the soul of to ; forget the of poor forever.

²⁰  covenant, for fill the dark places of the earth.

²¹  let who are oppressed return ashamed; let who are poor and needy praise name.

²² arise! plead own cause; remember how the foolish man .

²³  forget the voice of ; the tumult of those who rise up against continually.