As a shatteringof my bones,my adversariesrevileme, While they sayto me alldaylong, "Whereis your God?"
My tearshave beenmy fooddayand night,While [they] sayto me alldaylong, "Whereis your God?"
For You are the Godof my strength;whyhave You rejectedme? Whydo I gomourningbecause of the oppressionof the enemy?
My heartis in anguishwithinme, And the terrorsof deathhave fallenupon me.
Thereis one who speaksrashlylike the thrustsof a sword,But the tongueof the wisebringshealing.
Whydo You forgetus forever?Why do You forsakeus solong?
Let the priests,the LORD'Sministers,Weepbetweenthe porchand the altar,And let them say,"SpareYour people,O LORD,And do not makeYour inheritancea reproach,A bywordamong the nations.Whyshould they among the peoplessay,Whereis their God?'"
Then my enemywill see,And shamewill coverher who saidto me, "Whereis the LORDyour God?"My eyeswill lookon her; At that timeshe will be trampleddownLike mireof the streets.
and a swordwill pierceevenyour ownsoul--to the endthat thoughtsfrom manyheartsmay be revealed."