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