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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.
A psalm of Asaph.
O God, pagan nations have conquered your land,
your special possession.
They have defiled your holy Temple
and made Jerusalem a heap of ruins.
O God, pagan nations have conquered your land,
your special possession.
They have defiled your holy Temple
and made Jerusalem a heap of ruins.
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 bodies of your servants
as food for the birds of heaven.
The flesh of your godly ones
has become food for the wild animals.
as food for the birds of heaven.
The flesh of your godly ones
has become food for the wild animals.
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.
Blood has flowed like water all around Jerusalem;
no one is left to bury the dead.
no one is left 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 mocked by our neighbors,
an object of scorn and derision to those around us.
an object 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?
O LORD, how long will you be angry with us? 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 refuse to acknowledge you —
on kingdoms that do not call upon your name.
on kingdoms that do not call upon your name.
For they have devoured Jacob
and laid waste his habitation.
and laid waste his habitation.
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.
Let your compassion quickly meet our needs,
for we are on the brink of despair.
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, 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.
Help us for the glory of your name.
Save us and forgive our sins
for the honor of your name.
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 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.
asking, “Where is their God?”
Show us your vengeance against the nations,
for they have spilled the 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!
Listen to the moaning of the prisoners.
Demonstrate your great power by saving those condemned to die.
Demonstrate your great power by saving 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!
O Lord, pay back our neighbors seven times
for the scorn they have hurled at you.
for the scorn they have hurled at you.