| Christian Standard Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1God, the nations have invaded your inheritance, desecrated your holy temple, and turned Jerusalem into ruins. | 1O God, pagan nations have conquered your land, your special possession. They have defiled your holy Temple and made Jerusalem a heap of ruins. |
| 2They gave the corpses of your servants to the birds of the sky for food, the flesh of your faithful ones to the beasts of the earth. | 2They have left the bodies of your servants as food for the birds of heaven. The flesh of your godly ones has become food for the wild animals. |
| 3They poured out their blood like water all around Jerusalem, and there was no one to bury them. | 3Blood has flowed like water all around Jerusalem; no one is left to bury the dead. |
| 4We have become an object of reproach to our neighbors, a source of mockery and ridicule to those around us. | 4We are mocked by our neighbors, an object of scorn and derision to those around us. |
| 5How long, LORD? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy keep burning like fire? | 5O LORD, how long will you be angry with us? Forever? How long will your jealousy burn like fire? |
| 6Pour out your wrath on the nations that don't acknowledge you, on the kingdoms that don't call on your name, | 6Pour out your wrath on the nations that refuse to acknowledge you— on kingdoms that do not call upon your name. |
| 7for they have devoured Jacob and devastated his homeland. | 7For they have devoured your people Israel, making the land a desolate wilderness. |
| 8Do not hold past iniquities against us; let your compassion come to us quickly, for we have become very weak. | 8Do not hold us guilty for the sins of our ancestors! Let your compassion quickly meet our needs, for we are on the brink of despair. |
| 9God of our salvation, help us--for the glory of your name. Rescue us and atone for our sins, for your name's sake. | 9Help us, O God of our salvation! Help us for the glory of your name. Save us and forgive our sins for the honor of your name. |
| 10Why should the nations ask, "Where is their God?" Before our eyes, let vengeance for the shed blood of your servants be known among the nations. | 10Why should pagan nations be allowed to scoff, asking, “Where is their God?” Show us your vengeance against the nations, for they have spilled the blood of your servants. |
| 11Let the groans of the prisoners reach you; according to your great power, preserve those condemned to die. | 11Listen to the moaning of the prisoners. Demonstrate your great power by saving those condemned to die. |
| 12Pay back sevenfold to our neighbors the reproach they have hurled at you, Lord. | 12O Lord, pay back our neighbors seven times for the scorn they have hurled at you. |
| 13Then we, your people, the sheep of your pasture, will thank you forever; we will declare your praise to generation after generation. | 13Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture, will thank you forever and ever, praising your greatness from generation to generation. |
| The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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