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A Dirge and a Prayer for Israel, Destroyed by EnemiesA Psalm of Asaph.1O God, the [a]nations have come into Your inheritance;
Your holy temple they have defiled;
They have laid Jerusalem [b]in heaps.
2The dead bodies of Your servants
They have given as food for the birds of the heavens,
The flesh of Your saints to the beasts of the earth.
3Their blood they have shed like water all around Jerusalem,
And there was no one to bury them.
4We have become a reproach to our neighbors,
A scorn and derision to those who are around us.
5How long, Lord?
Will You be angry forever?
Will Your jealousy burn like fire?
6Pour out Your wrath on the [c]nations that do not know You,
And on the kingdoms that do not call on Your name.
7For they have devoured Jacob,
And laid waste his dwelling place.
8Oh, do not remember [d]former iniquities against us!
Let Your tender mercies come speedily to meet us,
For we have been brought very low.
9Help us, O God of our salvation,
For the glory of Your name;
And deliver us, and provide atonement for our sins,
For Your name’s sake!
10Why should the [e]nations say,
“Where is their God?”
Let there be known among the nations in our sight
The avenging of the blood of Your servants which has been shed.
11Let the groaning of the prisoner come before You;
According to the greatness of Your [f]power
Preserve those who are appointed to die;
12And return to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom
Their reproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord.
13So we, Your people and sheep of Your pasture,
Will give You thanks forever;
We will show forth Your praise to all generations. The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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