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| 1 A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the nations are come into thine inheritance: thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem in heaps. |
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| 2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowl of the heavens, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth: |
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| 3 Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem, and there was none to bury them2. |
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| 4 We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a mockery and a derision to them that are round about us. |
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| 5 How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire? |
Burn like fire – In the time of trouble. "Fire of my jealousy." (Zeph. 3:8) D528
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| 6 Pour out thy fury upon the nations that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that call not upon thy name: |
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| 7 For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his habitation. |
Jacob – Natural Israel. A300
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| 8 Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers; let thy tender mercies speedily come to meet us: for we are brought very low. |
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| 9 Help us, O God of our salvation, because of the glory of thy name; and deliver us, and forgive our sins, for thy name's sake. |
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| 10 Wherefore should the nations say, Where is their God? Let the avenging of the blood of thy servants that is shed be known among the nations in our sight. |
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| 11 Let the groaning of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thine arm, preserve those that are appointed to die; |
Of the prisoner – Death's captives. A112
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| 12 And render unto our neighbours, sevenfold into their bosom, their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord. |
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| 13 And we, thy people and the sheep of thy pasture, will give thanks unto thee for ever; we will shew forth thy praise from generation to generation. |
Sheep of thy pasture – The Jews are referred to as God's sheep. R5383:2
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