{\b Maschil of Asaph.}\par\par\tab O God, why hast thou cast {\i us} off for ever?\par\tab Why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led captive into all the nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.\par
Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth over the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in lovingkindness.