1 Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thy anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

1 מַשְׂכִּ֗יל לְאָ֫סָ֥ף לָמָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים זָנַ֣חְתָּ לָנֶ֑צַח יֶעְשַׁ֥ן אַ֝פְּךָ֗ בְּצֹ֣אן מַרְעִיתֶֽךָ׃

2 Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old: the rod of thy inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, in which thou hast dwelt.

2 זְכֹ֤ר עֲדָתְךָ֨³׀ קָ֘נִ֤יתָ קֶּ֗דֶם גָּ֭אַלְתָּ שֵׁ֣בֶט נַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָ הַר־צִ֝יֹּ֗ון זֶ֤ה׀ שָׁכַ֬נְתָּ בֹּֽו׃

3 Lift up thy feet to the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.

3 הָרִ֣ימָה פְ֭עָמֶיךָ לְמַשֻּׁאֹ֣ות נֶ֑צַח כָּל־הֵרַ֖ע אֹויֵ֣ב בַּקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃

4 Thy enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.

4 שָׁאֲג֣וּ צֹ֭רְרֶיךָ בְּקֶ֣רֶב מֹועֲדֶ֑ךָ שָׂ֖מוּ אֹותֹתָ֣ם אֹתֹֽות׃

5 A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.

5 יִ֭וָּדַע כְּמֵבִ֣יא לְמָ֑עְלָה בִּֽסֲבָךְ־עֵ֝֗ץ קַרְדֻּמֹּֽות׃

6 But now they break down the carved work of it at once with axes and hammers.

6 וְעֵת וְ֭עַתָּה פִּתּוּחֶ֣יהָ יָּ֑חַד בְּכַשִּׁ֥יל וְ֝כֵֽילַפֹּ֗ת יַהֲלֹמֽוּן׃

7 They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling-place of thy name to the ground.

7 שִׁלְח֣וּ בָ֭אֵשׁ מִקְדָּשֶׁ֑ךָ לָ֝אָ֗רֶץ חִלְּל֥וּ מִֽשְׁכַּן־שְׁמֶֽךָ׃

8 They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.

8 אָמְר֣וּ בְ֭לִבָּם נִינָ֣ם יָ֑חַד שָׂרְפ֖וּ כָל־מֹועֲדֵי־אֵ֣ל בָּאָֽרֶץ׃

9 We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.

9 אֹֽותֹתֵ֗ינוּ לֹ֥א רָ֫אִ֥ינוּ אֵֽין־עֹ֥וד נָבִ֑יא וְלֹֽא־אִ֝תָּ֗נוּ יֹדֵ֥עַ עַד־מָֽה׃

10 O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?

10 עַד־מָתַ֣י אֱ֭לֹהִים יְחָ֣רֶף צָ֑ר יְנָ֘אֵ֤ץ אֹויֵ֖ב שִׁמְךָ֣ לָנֶֽצַח׃

11 Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.

11 לָ֤מָּה תָשִׁ֣יב יָ֭דְךָ וִֽימִינֶ֑ךָ מִקֶּ֖רֶב חֹוקְךָ חֵֽיקְךָ֣ כַלֵּֽה׃

12 For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.

12 וֵ֭אלֹהִים מַלְכִּ֣י מִקֶּ֑דֶם פֹּעֵ֥ל יְ֝שׁוּעֹ֗ות בְּקֶ֣רֶב הָאָֽרֶץ׃

13 Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou didst break the heads of the dragons in the waters.

13 אַתָּ֤ה פֹורַ֣רְתָּ בְעָזְּךָ֣ יָ֑ם שִׁבַּ֖רְתָּ רָאשֵׁ֥י תַ֝נִּינִ֗ים עַל־הַמָּֽיִם׃

14 Thou didst break the head of leviathan in pieces, and didst give him to be food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

14 אַתָּ֣ה רִ֭צַּצְתָּ רָאשֵׁ֣י לִוְיָתָ֑ן תִּתְּנֶ֥נּוּ מַ֝אֲכָ֗ל לְעָ֣ם לְצִיִּֽים׃

15 Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou didst dry up mighty rivers.

15 אַתָּ֣ה בָ֭קַעְתָּ מַעְיָ֣ן וָנָ֑חַל אַתָּ֥ה הֹ֝ובַ֗שְׁתָּ נַהֲרֹ֥ות אֵיתָֽן׃

16 The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.

16 לְךָ֣ יֹ֭ום אַף־לְךָ֥ לָ֑יְלָה אַתָּ֥ה הֲ֝כִינֹ֗ותָ מָאֹ֥ור וָשָֽׁמֶשׁ׃

17 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.

17 אַתָּ֣ה הִ֭צַּבְתָּ כָּל־גְּבוּלֹ֣ות אָ֑רֶץ קַ֥יִץ וָ֝חֹ֗רֶף אַתָּ֥ה יְצַרְתָּם¹׃

18 Remember this, the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.

18 זְכָר־זֹ֗את אֹ֭ויֵב חֵרֵ֣ף׀ יְהוָ֑ה וְעַ֥ם נָ֝בָ֗ל נִֽאֲצ֥וּ שְׁמֶֽךָ׃

19 O deliver not the soul of thy turtle dove to the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.

19 אַל־תִּתֵּ֣ן לְ֭חַיַּת נֶ֣פֶשׁ תֹּורֶ֑ךָ חַיַּ֥ת עֲ֝נִיֶּ֗יךָ אַל־תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח לָנֶֽצַח׃

20 Have respect to the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.

20 הַבֵּ֥ט לַבְּרִ֑ית כִּ֥י מָלְא֥וּ מַחֲשַׁכֵּי־אֶ֝֗רֶץ נְאֹ֣ות חָמָֽס׃

21 O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.

21 אַל־יָשֹׁ֣ב דַּ֣ךְ נִכְלָ֑ם עָנִ֥י וְ֝אֶבְיֹ֗ון יְֽהַלְל֥וּ שְׁמֶֽךָ׃

22 Arise, O God, plead thy own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.

22 קוּמָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים רִיבָ֣ה רִיבֶ֑ךָ זְכֹ֥ר חֶרְפָּתְךָ֥ מִנִּי־נָ֝בָ֗ל כָּל־הַיֹּֽום׃

23 Forget not the voice of thy enemies: the tumult of those that rise against thee increaseth continually.

23 אַל־תִּ֭שְׁכַּח קֹ֣ול צֹרְרֶ֑יךָ שְׁאֹ֥ון קָ֝מֶ֗יךָ עֹלֶ֥ה תָמִֽיד׃