But now you have turned your back on us and made us humble. You don’t march out with our armies anymore.

但如今你丢弃了我们，使我们受辱，不和我们的军兵同去。

但如今你丢弃了我们，使我们受辱，不和我们的军队同去。

但如今你丢弃了我们，使我们受辱，不和我们的军队同去。

现在你却丢弃我们，让我们受辱，不再帮我们的军队作战。

现在，你却弃绝我们，使我们受辱，不再和我们的军队一同出征。

但现在你抛弃了我们，使我们受辱，不与我们的队伍一同出征。

但如今你丟棄了我們，使我們受辱，不和我們的軍兵同去。

但如今你丟棄了我們，使我們受辱，不和我們的軍隊同去。

但如今你丟棄了我們，使我們受辱，不和我們的軍隊同去。

現在你卻丟棄我們，讓我們受辱，不再幫我們的軍隊作戰。

現在，你卻棄絕我們，使我們受辱，不再和我們的軍隊一同出征。

但你卻屏棄了我們，屈辱了我們，不在我們的軍隊中去出戰。

但如今，你拋棄了我們，使我們受辱，不與我們的隊伍一同出征。

今爾棄我、使我貽羞、不與我軍偕出兮、

今爾棄予如遺、不佑我軍旅、使予貽羞兮、

現今主遺棄我、使我儕受辱、不與我軍偕往、

會當詠大猷。永感主之德。

But now you have rejected and humbled us; you no longer go out with our armies.

But you have rejected us and disgraced us and have not gone out with our armies.

But now you have tossed us aside in dishonor. You no longer lead our armies to battle.

But you have rejected and humiliated us; you do not march out with our armies.

Yet You have rejected us and brought us to dishonor, And do not go out with our armies.

But You have cast us off and put us to shame, And You do not go out with our armies.

But now thou hast cast us off, and brought us to dishonor, And goest not forth with our hosts.

But You have rejected and humiliated us; You do not march out with our armies.

But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.

But you rejected and embarrassed us! You did not go into battle with our armies.

But now you rejected us, and brought us to dishonor, and don’t go out with our armies.

God, isn’t it you, even though you have now turned away from us? Isn’t it you, even though you don’t lead our armies into battle anymore?

God, isn’t it you, even though you have now turned away from us? Isn’t it you, even though you don’t lead our armies into battle anymore?

God, why have you turned your back on us for so long? Why are you so angry with us? We are your very own sheep.

God, you have turned away from us. You have attacked us. You have been angry. Now turn back to us!

You are God, my place of safety. Why have you turned your back on me? Why must I go around in sorrow? Why am I beaten down by my enemies?

But you have turned your back on your anointed king. You have been very angry with him.You have broken the covenant you made with him. You have thrown your servant’s crown into the dirt.You have broken through the walls around his city. You have completely destroyed his secure places.All those who pass by have carried off what belonged to him. His neighbors make fun of him.You have made his enemies strong. You have made all of them happy.You have made his sword useless. You have not helped him in battle.You have put an end to his glory. You have knocked his throne to the ground.You have cut short the days of his life. You have covered him with shame.

The Lord doesn’t turn his back on people forever.He might bring suffering. But he will also show loving concern. How great his faithful love is!

“ Haven’t you noticed what these people are saying? They say,‘ The Lord once chose the two kingdoms of Israel and Judah. But now he has turned his back on them.’ So they hate my people. They do not think of them as a nation anymore.I say,‘ What if I had not made my covenant with day and night? What if I had not established the laws of heaven and earth?Only then would I turn my back on the children of Jacob and my servant David. Only then would I not choose one of David’s sons to rule over the children of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. But I will bless my people with great success again. I will love them with tender love.’ ”

Lord, why do you say no to me? Why do you turn your face away from me?

So here is what I ask. Did God turn his back on his people? Not at all! I myself belong to Israel. I am one of Abraham’s children. I am from the tribe of Benjamin.God didn’t turn his back on his people. After all, he chose them. Don’t you know what Scripture says about Elijah? He complained to God about Israel.He said,“ Lord, they have killed your prophets. They have torn down your altars. I’m the only one left. And they are trying to kill me.”( 1 Kings 19:10, 14)How did God answer him? God said,“ I have kept 7,000 people for myself. They have not bowed down to Baal.”( 1 Kings 19:18)Some are also faithful today. They have been chosen by God’s grace.And if they are chosen by grace, then they can’t work for it. If that were true, grace wouldn’t be grace anymore.

Why have you broken down the walls around your vine? Now all who pass by it can pick its grapes.Wild pigs from the forest destroy it. Insects from the fields feed on it.