But You have castoffand rejected,You have beenfullof wrathagainstYour anointed.
"O mountainsof Gilboa,Let not dewor rainbe on you, norfieldsof offerings;For therethe shieldof the mightywas defiled,The shieldof Saul,not anointedwith oil.
"But ifHe should saythus,I havenodelightin you,' behold,here I am, let Him doto me as seems goodto Him."
"As for you, my sonSolomon,knowthe Godof your father,and serveHim with a wholeheartand a willingmind;for the LORDsearchesallhearts,and understandseveryintentof the thoughts.Ifyou seekHim, He will let you findHim; but ifyou forsakeHim, He will rejectyou forever.
Therefore the angerof the LORDwas kindledagainst His peopleAnd He abhorredHis inheritance.
O God,You have rejectedus. You have brokenus; You have beenangry;O, restoreus.
Have not You Yourself,O God,rejectedus? And will You not goforthwith our armies,O God?
Will the Lordrejectforever?And will He neverbe favorableagain?
When Godheard,He was filledwith wrathAnd greatlyabhorredIsrael;
Beholdour shield,O God,And lookupon the faceof Your anointed.
With whichYour enemieshave reproached,O LORD,With whichthey have reproachedthe footstepsof Your anointed.
Righteousare You, O LORD,that I would plead[my] casewith You; IndeedI would discussmattersof justicewith You: Whyhas the wayof the wickedprospered?[Why] are allthose who dealin treacheryat ease?
The Lordhas rejectedHis altar,He has abandonedHis sanctuary;He has deliveredinto the handof the enemyThe wallsof her palaces.They have madea noisein the houseof the LORDAs in the dayof an appointedfeast.
The breathof our nostrils,the LORD'Sanointed,Was capturedin their pits,Of whomwe had said,"Under his shadowWe shall liveamong the nations."
My Godwill castthem awayBecausethey have not listenedto Him; And they will be wanderersamong the nations.
Then I annihilatedthe threeshepherdsin onemonth,for my soulwas impatientwith them, and their soulalsowas wearyof me.
"Awake,O sword,againstMy Shepherd,And againstthe man,My Associate,"Declaresthe LORDof hosts."Strikethe Shepherdthat the sheepmay be scattered;And I will turnMy handagainstthe littleones.
"The LORDsaw[this], and spurned[them] Becauseof the provocationof His sonsand daughters.
