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O God, pagan nations have conquered your land, your special possession. They have defiled your holy Temple and made Jerusalem a heap of ruins. |
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They 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. |
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Blood has flowed like water all around Jerusalem; no one is left to bury the dead. |
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We are mocked by our neighbors, an object of scorn and derision to those around us. |
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O LORD, how long will you be angry with us? Forever? How long will your jealousy burn like fire? |
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Pour out your wrath on the nations that refuse to acknowledge you-- on kingdoms that do not call upon your name. |
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For they have devoured your people Israel, making the land a desolate wilderness. |
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Do 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. |
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Help 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. |
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Why 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. |
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Listen to the moaning of the prisoners. Demonstrate your great power by saving those condemned to die. |
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O Lord, pay back our neighbors seven times for the scorn they have hurled at you. |
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Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture, will thank you forever and ever, praising your greatness from generation to generation. For the choir director: A psalm of Asaph, to be sung to the tune "Lilies of the Covenant." |
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