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The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed.
Why are the nations restless And the peoples plotting in vain?
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A Prayer for the Overthrow of the Wicked.
Why do You stand far away, Lord? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble?
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Why has the wicked treated God disrespectfully? He has said to himself, “You will not require an account.”
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A Cry of Anguish and a Song of Praise.
For the music director; upon Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David.
My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Far from my help are the words of my groaning.
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Why are you in despair, my soul? And why are you restless within me? Wait for God, for I will again praise Him For the help of His presence, my God.
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I will say to God my rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why do I go about mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”
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Why are you in despair, my soul? And why are you restless within me? Wait for God, for I will again praise Him For the help of His presence, my God.
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For You are the God of my strength; why have You rejected me? Why do I go about mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
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Why are you in despair, my soul? And why are you restless within me? Wait for God, for I will again praise Him For the help of His presence, my God.
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Wake Yourself up, why do You sleep, Lord? Awake, do not reject us forever.
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Why do You hide Your face And forget our affliction and oppression?
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Why should I fear in days of adversity, When the injustice of those who betray me surrounds me,
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Futility of Boastful Wickedness.
For the music director. A Maskil of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”
Why do you boast in evil, you mighty man? The faithfulness of God endures all day long.
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Why do you look with envy, you mountains of many peaks, At the mountain God has desired as His dwelling? Indeed, the Lord will dwell there forever.
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An Appeal against the Devastation of the Land by the Enemy.
A Maskil of Asaph.
God, why have You rejected us forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?
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Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? Extend it from Your chest and destroy them!
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Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Let vengeance for the blood of Your servants which has been shed Be known among the nations in our sight.
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Why have You broken down its hedges, So that all who pass that way pick its fruit?
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Lord, why do You reject my soul? Why do You hide Your face from me?
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Why should the nations say, “Where, then, is their God?”
