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How Long, O Lord?
A Psalm of Asaph.
O God, the nations have come into your inheritance;
they have defiled your holy temple;
they have laid Jerusalem in ruins.
A Psalm of Asaph.
O God, the nations have come into your inheritance;
they have defiled your holy temple;
they have laid Jerusalem in ruins.
Psalm 79
A psalm of Asaph.
O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance;
they have defiled your holy temple,
they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble.
A psalm of Asaph.
O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance;
they have defiled your holy temple,
they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble.
They have given the bodies of your servants
to the birds of the heavens for food,
the flesh of your faithful to the beasts of the earth.
to the birds of the heavens for food,
the flesh of your faithful to the beasts of the earth.
They have left the dead bodies of your servants
as food for the birds of the sky,
the flesh of your own people for the animals of the wild.
as food for the birds of the sky,
the flesh of your own people for the animals of the wild.
They have poured out their blood like water
all around Jerusalem,
and there was no one to bury them.
all around Jerusalem,
and there was no one to bury them.
They have poured out blood like water
all around Jerusalem,
and there is no one to bury the dead.
all around Jerusalem,
and there is no one to bury the dead.
We have become a taunt to our neighbors,
mocked and derided by those around us.
mocked and derided by those around us.
We are objects of contempt to our neighbors,
of scorn and derision to those around us.
of scorn and derision to those around us.
How long, O Lord? Will you be angry forever?
Will your jealousy burn like fire?
Will your jealousy burn like fire?
How long, Lord? Will you be angry forever?
How long will your jealousy burn like fire?
How long will your jealousy burn like fire?
Pour out your anger on the nations
that do not know you,
and on the kingdoms
that do not call upon your name!
that do not know you,
and on the kingdoms
that do not call upon your name!
Pour out your wrath on the nations
that do not acknowledge you,
on the kingdoms
that do not call on your name;
that do not acknowledge you,
on the kingdoms
that do not call on your name;
For they have devoured Jacob
and laid waste his habitation.
and laid waste his habitation.
for they have devoured Jacob
and devastated his homeland.
and devastated his homeland.
Do not hold against us the sins of past generations;
may your mercy come quickly to meet us,
for we are in desperate need.
may your mercy come quickly to meet us,
for we are in desperate need.
Help us, O God of our salvation,
for the glory of your name;
deliver us, and atone for our sins,
for your name’s sake!
for the glory of your name;
deliver us, and atone for our sins,
for your name’s sake!
Help us, God our Savior,
for the glory of your name;
deliver us and forgive our sins
for your name’s sake.
for the glory of your name;
deliver us and forgive our sins
for your name’s sake.
Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”
Let the avenging of the outpoured blood of your servants
be known among the nations before our eyes!
“Where is their God?”
Let the avenging of the outpoured blood of your servants
be known among the nations before our eyes!
Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”
Before our eyes, make known among the nations
that you avenge the outpoured blood of your servants.
“Where is their God?”
Before our eyes, make known among the nations
that you avenge the outpoured blood of your servants.
Let the groans of the prisoners come before you;
according to your great power, preserve those doomed to die!
according to your great power, preserve those doomed to die!
May the groans of the prisoners come before you;
with your strong arm preserve those condemned to die.
with your strong arm preserve those condemned to die.
Return sevenfold into the lap of our neighbors
the taunts with which they have taunted you, O Lord!
the taunts with which they have taunted you, O Lord!
Pay back into the laps of our neighbors seven times
the contempt they have hurled at you, Lord.
the contempt they have hurled at you, Lord.