1 R emember, O Jehovah, what is come upon us: Behold, and see our reproach.

Remember, O Lord, what has come upon us; Look, and behold our reproach!

2 O ur inheritance is turned unto strangers, Our houses unto aliens.

Our inheritance has been turned over to aliens, And our houses to foreigners.

3 W e are orphans and fatherless; Our mothers are as widows.

We have become orphans and waifs, Our mothers are like widows.

4 W e have drunken our water for money; Our wood is sold unto us.

We pay for the water we drink, And our wood comes at a price.

5 O ur pursuers are upon our necks: We are weary, and have no rest.

They pursue at our heels; We labor and have no rest.

6 W e have given the hand to the Egyptians, And to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

We have given our hand to the Egyptians And the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

7 O ur fathers sinned, and are not; And we have borne their iniquities.

Our fathers sinned and are no more, But we bear their iniquities.

8 S ervants rule over us: There is none to deliver us out of their hand.

Servants rule over us; There is none to deliver us from their hand.

9 W e get our bread at the peril of our lives, Because of the sword of the wilderness.

We get our bread at the risk of our lives, Because of the sword in the wilderness.

10 O ur skin is black like an oven, Because of the burning heat of famine.

Our skin is hot as an oven, Because of the fever of famine.

11 T hey ravished the women in Zion, The virgins in the cities of Judah.

They ravished the women in Zion, The maidens in the cities of Judah.

12 P rinces were hanged up by their hand: The faces of elders were not honored.

Princes were hung up by their hands, And elders were not respected.

13 T he young men bare the mill; And the children stumbled under the wood.

Young men ground at the millstones; Boys staggered under loads of wood.

14 T he elders have ceased from the gate, The young men from their music.

The elders have ceased gathering at the gate, And the young men from their music.

15 T he joy of our heart is ceased; Our dance is turned into mourning.

The joy of our heart has ceased; Our dance has turned into mourning.

16 T he crown is fallen from our head: Woe unto us! for we have sinned.

The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!

17 F or this our heart is faint; For these things our eyes are dim;

Because of this our heart is faint; Because of these things our eyes grow dim;

18 F or the mountain of Zion, which is desolate: The foxes walk upon it.

Because of Mount Zion which is desolate, With foxes walking about on it.

19 T hou, O Jehovah, abidest for ever; Thy throne is from generation to generation.

You, O Lord, remain forever; Your throne from generation to generation.

20 W herefore dost thou forget us for ever, And forsake us so long time?

Why do You forget us forever, And forsake us for so long a time?

21 T urn thou us unto thee, O Jehovah, and we shall be turned; Renew our days as of old.

Turn us back to You, O Lord, and we will be restored; Renew our days as of old,

22 B ut thou hast utterly rejected us; Thou art very wroth against us.

Unless You have utterly rejected us, And are very angry with us!