6. With axes and picks,they smashed the carved paneling.
7. They burned your sanctuary to the ground.They defiled the place that bears your name.
8. Then they thought, “Let’s destroy everything!”So they burned down all the places where God was worshiped.
9. We no longer see your miraculous signs.All the prophets are gone,and no one can tell us when it will end.
10. How long, O God, will you allow our enemies to insult you?Will you let them dishonor your name forever?
11. Why do you hold back your strong right hand?Unleash your powerful fist and destroy them.
12. You, O God, are my king from ages past,bringing salvation to the earth.
13. You split the sea by your strengthand smashed the heads of the sea monsters.
14. You crushed the heads of Leviathanand let the desert animals eat him.
15. You caused the springs and streams to gush forth,and you dried up rivers that never run dry.
16. Both day and night belong to you;you made the starlight and the sun.
17. You set the boundaries of the earth,and you made both summer and winter.
18. See how these enemies insult you, lord.A foolish nation has dishonored your name.
19. Don’t let these wild beasts destroy your turtledoves.Don’t forget your suffering people forever.