² You are God my stronghold.
    Why have you rejected^(A) me?
Why must I go about mourning,^(B)
    oppressed by the enemy?^(C)

¹ You have rejected us,^(C) God, and burst upon us;
    you have been angry^(D)—now restore us!^(E)

¹ O God, why have you rejected^(A) us forever?^(B)
    Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?^(C)