1. "A Psalm of Asaph." O God, the heathen have come into your inheritance; your holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem in heaps of ruins.
2. The dead bodies of your servants have they given to be food to the birds of the heaven, the flesh of your saints to the beasts of the earth.
3. Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.
4. We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to those who are round about us.
5. How long, LORD? will you be angry for ever? shall your jealousy burn like fire?
6. Pour out your anger on the heathen that have not known you, and on the kingdoms that have not called on your name.
7. For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.
8. O do not remember against us former iniquities: let your tender mercies speedily go before us: for we are brought very low.
9. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name: and deliver us, and cleanse away our sins, for your name's sake.
10. Why should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the avenging of the blood of your servants which is shed.
11. Let the sighing of the prisoner come before you; according to the greatness of your power preserve those that are appointed to die;
12. And return to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, with which they have reproached you, O Lord.
13. So we your people and sheep of your pasture will give you thanks for ever: we will show forth your praise to all generations.
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