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A Lament over the Destruction of Jerusalem, and Prayer for Help.
A Psalm of Asaph. |
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1 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 food unto the birds 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 them.
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4 We are become a reproach to our neighbors,
A scoffing and 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?
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Burn like fire – In the time of trouble. "Fire of my jealousy." (Zeph. 3:8) D528
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6 Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that know thee not,
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.
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Jacob – Natural Israel. A300
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8 Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers:
Let thy tender mercies speedily meet us;
For we are brought very low.
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9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for 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 which is shed
Be known among the nations in our sight.
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11 Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee:
According to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to death;
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Of the prisoner – Death's captives. A112
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12 And render unto our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom
Their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Jehovah.
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13 So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture
Will give thee thanks for ever:
We will show forth thy praise to all generations. |
Sheep of thy pasture – The Jews are referred to as God's sheep. R5383:2
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