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God, the nations have invaded Your inheritance; They have defiled Your holy temple; They have laid Jerusalem in ruins.

O god, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.

They have given the dead bodies of Your servants to the birds of the sky as food, The flesh of Your godly ones to the animals of the earth.

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.

They have poured out their blood like water all around Jerusalem; And there was no one to bury them.

Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.

We have become a disgrace before our neighbors, An object of derision and ridicule to those around us.

We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

How long, LORD? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire?

How long, Lord ? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

Pour out Your wrath upon the nations which do not know You, And upon the kingdoms which do not call upon Your name.

Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.

For they have devoured Jacob And laid waste his settlement.

For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.

Do not hold us responsible for the guilty deeds of our forefathers; Let Your compassion come quickly to meet us, For we have become very low.

O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.

Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; And save us and forgive our sins for the sake of Your name.

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.

Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Let vengeance for the blood of Your servants which has been shed Be known among the nations in our sight.

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.

Let the groaning of the prisoner come before You; According to the greatness of Your power, let those who are doomed to die remain.

Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;

And return to our neighbors seven times as much into their lap Their taunts with which they have taunted You, Lord.

And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.

So we Your people and the sheep of Your pasture Will give thanks to You forever; To all generations we will tell of Your praise.

So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.