8. They said to themselves, “We will crush them.”They burned every meeting place of God in the land.
9. We no longer see miraculous signs.There are no prophets anymore.No one knows how long this will last.
10. How long, O God, will the enemy insult us?Will the enemy despise you forever?
11. Why do you hold back your hand, especially your right hand?Take your hands out of your pockets.Destroy your enemies!
12. And yet, from long ago God has been my king,the one who has been victorious throughout the earth.
13. You stirred up the sea with your own strength.You smashed the heads of sea monsters in the water.
14. You crushed the heads of Leviathan and gave them to the creatures of the desert for food.
15. You opened the springs and brooks.You dried up the ever-flowing rivers.
16. The day and the night are yours.You set the moon and the sun in their places.
17. You determined all the boundaries of the earth.You created summer and winter.
18. Remember how the enemy insulted you, O Lord.Remember how an entire nation of godless fools despised your name.