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¹ Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture? ² This Mount Zion where You have dwelt. ³ The enemy has damaged everything in the sanctuary. ⁴ They set up their banners for signs. ⁵ Axes among the thick trees. ⁶ With axes and hammers. ⁷ They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground. ⁸ They have burned up all the meeting places of God in the land. ⁹ Nor is there any among us who knows how long. ¹⁰ Will the enemy blaspheme Your name forever? ¹¹ Take it out of Your bosom and destroy them. ¹² Working salvation in the midst of the earth. ¹³ You broke the heads of the sea serpents in the waters. ¹⁴ And gave him as food to the people inhabiting the wilderness. ¹⁵ You dried up mighty rivers. ¹⁶ You have prepared the light and the sun. ¹⁷ You have made summer and winter. ¹⁸ And that a foolish people has blasphemed Your name. ¹⁹ Do not forget the life of Your poor forever. ²⁰ For the dark places of the earth are full of the haunts of cruelty. ²¹ Let the poor and needy praise Your name. ²² Remember how the foolish man reproaches You daily. ²³ The tumult of those who rise up against You increases continually.