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1. A psalm of Asaph. O God, foreigners have invaded your chosen land; they have polluted your holy temple and turned Jerusalem into a heap of ruins.
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1. A Psalm H4210 of Asaph H623 . O God H430 , the heathen H1471 are come H935 into thine inheritance H5159 ; H853 thy holy H6944 temple H1964 have they defiled H2930 ; they have laid H7760 H853 Jerusalem H3389 on heaps H5856 .
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2. They have given the corpses of your servants to the birds of the sky; the flesh of your loyal followers to the beasts of the earth.
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2. H853 The dead bodies H5038 of thy servants H5650 have they given H5414 to be meat H3978 unto the fowls H5775 of the heaven H8064 , the flesh H1320 of thy saints H2623 unto the beasts H2416 of the earth H776 .
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3. They have made their blood flow like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury them.
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3. Their blood H1818 have they shed H8210 like water H4325 round about H5439 Jerusalem H3389 ; and there was none H369 to bury H6912 them .
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4. We have become an object of disdain to our neighbors; those who live on our borders taunt and insult us.
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4. We are become H1961 a reproach H2781 to our neighbors H7934 , a scorn H3933 and derision H7047 to them that are round about H5439 us.
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5. How long will this go on, O LORD? Will you stay angry forever? How long will your rage burn like fire?
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5. How long H5704 H4100 , LORD H3068 ? wilt thou be angry H599 forever H5331 ? shall thy jealousy H7068 burn H1197 like H3644 fire H784 ?
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6. Pour out your anger on the nations that do not acknowledge you, on the kingdoms that do not pray to you!
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6. Pour out H8210 thy wrath H2534 upon H413 the heathen H1471 that H834 have not H3808 known H3045 thee , and upon H5921 the kingdoms H4467 that H834 have not H408 called H7121 upon thy name H8034 .
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7. For they have devoured Jacob and destroyed his home.
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7. For H3588 they have devoured H398 H853 Jacob H3290 , and laid waste H8074 his dwelling place H5116 .
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8. Do not hold us accountable for the sins of earlier generations! Quickly send your compassion our way, for we are in serious trouble!
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8. O remember H2142 not H408 against us former H7223 iniquities H5771 : let thy tender mercies H7356 speedily H4116 prevent H6923 us: for H3588 we are brought very low H1809 H3966 .
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9. Help us, O God, our deliverer! For the sake of your glorious reputation, rescue us! Forgive our sins for the sake of your reputation!
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9. Help H5826 us , O God H430 of our salvation H3468 , for H5921 H1697 the glory H3519 of thy name H8034 : and deliver H5337 us , and purge away H3722 H5921 our sins H2403 , for thy name's sake H4616 H8034 .
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10. Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Before our very eyes may the shed blood of your servants be avenged among the nations!
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10. Wherefore H4100 should the heathen H1471 say H559 , Where H346 is their God H430 ? let him be known H3045 among the heathen H1471 in our sight H5869 by the revenging H5360 of the blood H1818 of thy servants H5650 which is shed H8210 .
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11. Listen to the painful cries of the prisoners! Use your great strength to set free those condemned to die!
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11. Let the sighing H603 of the prisoner H615 come H935 before H6440 thee ; according to the greatness H1433 of thy power H2220 preserve H3498 thou those that are appointed H1121 to die H8546 ;
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12. Pay back our neighbors in full! May they be insulted the same way they insulted you, O Lord!
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12. And render H7725 unto our neighbors H7934 sevenfold H7659 into H413 their bosom H2436 their reproach H2781 , wherewith H834 they have reproached H2778 thee , O Lord H136 .
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13. Then we, your people, the sheep of your pasture, will continually thank you. We will tell coming generations of your praiseworthy acts.
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13. So we H587 thy people H5971 and sheep H6629 of thy pasture H4830 will give thee thanks H3034 forever H5769 : we will show forth H5608 thy praise H8416 to all generations H1755 H1755 .
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