My tearshave beenmy fooddayand night,While [they] sayto me alldaylong, "Whereis your God?"
"Perhapsthe LORDwill lookon my afflictionand returngoodto me insteadof his cursingthisday."
For I have eatenasheslike breadAnd mingledmy drinkwith weeping
Whyshould the nationssay,"Where,now,is their God?"
I stretchout my handsto You; My soul[longs] for You, as a parchedland.Selah.
"Commit[yourself] to the LORD;let Him deliverhim; Let Him rescuehim, becauseHe delightsin him."
Manyare sayingof my soul,"Thereis nodeliverancefor him in God."Selah.
As a shatteringof my bones,my adversariesrevileme, While they sayto me alldaylong, "Whereis your God?"
ThusI have seenYou in the sanctuary,To seeYour powerand Your glory.
Whyshould the nationssay,"Whereis their God?"Let there be knownamong the nationsin our sight,Vengeancefor the bloodof Your servantswhich has been shed.
And returnto our neighborssevenfoldinto their bosomThe reproachwith whichthey have reproachedYou, O Lord.
You have fedthem with the breadof tears,And You have madethem to drinktearsin largemeasure.
The birdalsohas founda house,And the swallowa nestfor herself, whereshe may layher young,Even Your altars,O LORDof hosts,My Kingand my God.
"Threetimesa yearallyour malesshall appearbeforethe LordGOD.
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.
For whois there of allfleshwhohas heardthe voiceof the livingGodspeakingfrom the midstof the fire,as we [have], and lived?
