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1. An Instruction of Asaph. Why, O God, hast Thou cast off for ever? Thine anger smoketh against the flock of Thy pasture.
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1. Maschil H4905 of Asaph H623 . O God H430 , why H4100 hast thou cast us off H2186 forever H5331 ? why doth thine anger H639 smoke H6225 against the sheep H6629 of thy pasture H4830 ?
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2. Remember Thy company. Thou didst purchase of old, Thou didst redeem the rod of Thy inheritance, This mount Zion -- Thou didst dwell in it.
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2. Remember H2142 thy congregation H5712 , which thou hast purchased H7069 of old H6924 ; the rod H7626 of thine inheritance H5159 , which thou hast redeemed H1350 ; this H2088 mount H2022 Zion H6726 , wherein thou hast dwelt H7931 .
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3. Lift up Thy steps to the perpetual desolations, Everything the enemy did wickedly in the sanctuary.
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3. Lift up H7311 thy feet H6471 unto the perpetual H5331 desolations H4876 ; even all H3605 that the enemy H341 hath done wickedly H7489 in the sanctuary H6944 .
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4. Roared have thine adversaries, In the midst of Thy meeting-places, They have set their ensigns as ensigns.
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4. Thine enemies H6887 roar H7580 in the midst H7130 of thy congregations H4150 ; they set up H7760 their ensigns H226 for signs H226 .
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5. He is known as one bringing in on high Against a thicket of wood -- axes.
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5. A man was famous H3045 according as he had lifted up H935 H4605 axes H7134 upon the thick H5442 trees H6086 .
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6. And now, its carvings together With axe and hatchet they break down,
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6. But now H6258 they break down H1986 the carved work H6603 thereof at once H3162 with axes H3781 and hammers H3597 .
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7. They have sent into fire Thy sanctuary, to the earth they polluted the tabernacle of Thy name,
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7. They have cast H7971 fire H784 into thy sanctuary H4720 , they have defiled H2490 by casting down the dwelling place H4908 of thy name H8034 to the ground H776 .
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8. They said in their hearts, `Let us oppress them together,` They did burn all the meeting-places of God in the land.
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8. They said H559 in their hearts H3820 , Let us destroy H3238 them together H3162 : they have burned up H8313 all H3605 the synagogues H4150 of God H410 in the land H776 .
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9. Our ensigns we have not seen, There is no more a prophet, Nor with us is one knowing how long.
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9. We see H7200 not H3808 our signs H226 : there is no H369 more H5750 any prophet H5030 : neither H3808 is there among H854 us any that knoweth H3045 how long H5704 H4100 .
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10. Till when, O God, doth an adversary reproach? Doth an enemy despise thy name for ever?
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10. O God H430 , how long H5704 H4970 shall the adversary H6862 reproach H2778 ? shall the enemy H341 blaspheme H5006 thy name H8034 forever H5331 ?
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11. Why dost Thou turn back Thy hand, Even Thy right hand? From the midst of Thy bosom remove it.
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11. Why H4100 withdrawest H7725 thou thy hand H3027 , even thy right hand H3225 ? pluck H3615 it out of H4480 H7130 thy bosom H2436 .
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12. And God is my king of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.
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12. For God H430 is my King H4428 of old H4480 H6924 , working H6466 salvation H3444 in the midst H7130 of the earth H776 .
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13. Thou hast broken by Thy strength a sea-monster, Thou hast shivered Heads of dragons by the waters,
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13. Thou H859 didst divide H6565 the sea H3220 by thy strength H5797 : thou didst break H7665 the heads H7218 of the dragons H8577 in H5921 the waters H4325 .
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14. Thou hast broken the heads of leviathan, Thou makest him food, For the people of the dry places.
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14. Thou H859 didst break H7533 the heads H7218 of leviathan H3882 in pieces, and gavest H5414 him to be meat H3978 to the people H5971 inhabiting the wilderness H6728 .
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15. Thou hast cleaved a fountain and a stream, Thou hast dried up perennial flowings.
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15. Thou H859 didst cleave H1234 the fountain H4599 and the flood H5158 : thou H859 driedst up H3001 mighty H386 rivers H5104 .
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16. Thine is the day, also Thine is the night, Thou hast prepared a light giver -- the sun.
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16. The day H3117 is thine , the night H3915 also H637 is thine: thou H859 hast prepared H3559 the light H3974 and the sun H8121 .
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17. Thou hast set up all the borders of earth, Summer and winter Thou hast formed them.
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17. Thou H859 hast set H5324 all H3605 the borders H1367 of the earth H776 : thou H859 hast made H3335 summer H7019 and winter H2779 .
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18. Remember this -- an enemy reproached Jehovah, And a foolish people have despised Thy name.
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18. Remember H2142 this H2063 , that the enemy H341 hath reproached H2778 , O LORD H3068 , and that the foolish H5036 people H5971 have blasphemed H5006 thy name H8034 .
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19. Give not up to a company, The soul of Thy turtle-dove, The company of Thy poor ones forget not for ever.
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19. O deliver H5414 not H408 the soul H5315 of thy turtledove H8449 unto the multitude H2416 of the wicked : forget H7911 not H408 the congregation H2416 of thy poor H6041 forever H5331 .
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20. Look attentively to the covenant, For the dark places of earth, Have been full of habitations of violence.
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20. Have respect H5027 unto the covenant H1285 : for H3588 the dark places H4285 of the earth H776 are full H4390 of the habitations H4999 of cruelty H2555 .
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21. Let not the oppressed turn back ashamed, Let the poor and needy praise Thy name,
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21. O let not H408 the oppressed H1790 return H7725 ashamed H3637 : let the poor H6041 and needy H34 praise H1984 thy name H8034 .
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22. Arise, O God, plead Thy plea, Remember Thy reproach from a fool all the day.
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22. Arise H6965 , O God H430 , plead thine own cause H7378 H7379 : remember H2142 how H4480 the foolish man H5036 reproacheth H2781 thee daily H3605 H3117 .
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23. Forget not the voice of Thine adversaries, The noise of Thy withstanders is going up continually!
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23. Forget H7911 not H408 the voice H6963 of thine enemies H6887 : the tumult H7588 of those that rise up against H6965 thee increaseth H5927 continually H8548 .
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