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A Psalm of Asaph.

1 God, the heathen have come into Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple; they have laid Jerusalem in heaps.
2 The dead bodies of Your servants have they given to be meat to the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of Your holy ones to the beasts of the Earth.
3 Their blood have they shed like water on every side of 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 on every side of us.
5 How long, Jehovah, will Your anger endure? Shall Your jealousy burn like fire?
6 Pour out Your wrath upon the heathen who have not known You and upon the kingdoms that have not called on Your Name.
7 For they have devoured Jacob and laid waste his dwelling place.
8 Don't remember former iniquities against us.  Let Your tender mercies speedily be before us, for we are brought very low.
9 Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of Your Name, and deliver us, and cover 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 revenging 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 You preserve those who are appointed to die;
12 And render to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom their reproach with which they have reproached You, Oh Lord.
13 So we Your people and sheep of Your pasture will give You thanks through the Kingdom Age.  We will show forth Your praise through the Age of the Ages.




King James Version (KJV)
1 A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.
2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given [to be] meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto 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 are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
5 How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
6 Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.
7 For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.
8 O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.
9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake.
10 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where [is] their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight [by] the revenging of the blood of thy servants [which is] shed.
11 Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;
12 And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
13 So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.


Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
1 A Psalm of Asaph. O God, nations have come into Thy inheritance, They have defiled Thy holy temple, They made Jerusalem become heaps,
2 They gave the dead bodies of Thy servants Food for the fowls of the heavens, The flesh of Thy saints For the wild beast of the earth.
3 They have shed their blood As water round about Jerusalem, And there is none burying.
4 We have been a reproach to our neighbours, A scorn and a derision to our surrounders.
5 Till when, O Jehovah? art Thou angry for ever? Thy jealousy doth burn as fire.
6 Pour Thy fury on the nations who have not known Thee, And on kingdoms that have not called in Thy name.
7 For [one] hath devoured Jacob, And his habitation they have made desolate.
8 Remember not for us the iniquities of forefathers, Haste, let Thy mercies go before us, For we have been very weak.
9 Help us, O God of our salvation, Because of the honour of Thy name, And deliver us, and cover over our sins, For Thy name's sake.
10 Why do the nations say, 'Where [is] their God?' Let be known among the nations before our eyes, The vengeance of the blood of Thy servants that is shed.
11 Let the groaning of the prisoner come in before Thee, According to the greatness of Thine arm, Leave Thou the sons of death.
12 And turn Thou back to our neighbours, Sevenfold unto their bosom, their reproach, Wherewith they reproached Thee, O Lord.
13 And we, Thy people, and the flock of Thy pasture, We give thanks to Thee to the age, To all generations we recount Thy praise!
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