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1 A psalm of Asaf: God, the pagans have entered your heritage. They have defiled your holy temple and turned Yerushalayim into rubble.
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<A Psalm. Of Asaph.> O God, the nations have come into your heritage; they have made your holy Temple unclean; they have made Jerusalem a mass of broken walls.
2 They have given the corpses of your servants as food for the birds in the air, yes, the flesh of those faithful to you for the wild animals of the earth.
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They have given the bodies of your servants as food to the birds of the air, and the flesh of your saints to the beasts of the earth.
3 All around Yerushalayim they have shed their blood like water, and no one is left to bury them.
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Their blood has been flowing like water round about Jerusalem; there was no one to put them in their last resting-place.
4 We suffer the taunts of our neighbors, we are mocked and scorned by those around us.
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We are looked down on by our neighbours, we are laughed at and made sport of by those who are round us.
5 How long, ADONAI? Will you be angry forever? How long will your jealousy burn like fire?
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How long, O Lord? will you be angry for ever? will your wrath go on burning like fire?
6 Pour out your wrath on the nations that don't know you, on the kingdoms that don't call out your name;
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Let your wrath be on the nations who have no knowledge of you, and on the kingdoms who have not made prayer to your name.
7 for they have devoured Ya'akov and left his home a waste.
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For they have taken Jacob for their meat, and made waste his house.
8 Don't count past iniquities against us, but let your compassion come quickly to meet us, for we have been brought very low.
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Do not keep in mind against us the sins of our fathers; let your mercy come to us quickly, for we have been made very low.
9 Help us, God of our salvation, for the sake of the glory of your name. Deliver us, forgive our sins, for your name's sake.
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Give us help, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; take us out of danger and give us forgiveness for our sins, because of your name.
10 Why should the nations ask, "Where is their God?" Let the vengeance taken on your servants' shed blood be known among the nations before our eyes.
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Why may the nations say, Where is their God? Let payment for the blood of your servants be made openly among the nations before our eyes.
11 Let the groaning of the captives come before you; by your great strength save those condemned to death.
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Let the cry of the prisoner come before you; with your strong arm make free the children of death;
12 Repay our neighbors sevenfold where they can feel it for the insults they inflicted on you, Adonai.
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And give punishment seven times over into the breast of our neighbours for the bitter words which they have said against you, O Lord.
13 Then we, your people and the flock in your pasture, will give you thanks forever. From generation to generation we will proclaim your praise.
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So we your people, and the sheep of your flock, will give you glory for ever: we will go on praising you through all generations.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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