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1. One of Asaph's songs of praise. God, some people from other nations came to fight your people. They ruined your holy Temple. They left Jerusalem in 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 left the bodies of your servants for the wild birds to eat. They let wild animals eat the bodies of your followers.
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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. Blood flowed like water all over Jerusalem. No one is left to bury the bodies.
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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. The countries around us insult us. The people around us laugh at us and make fun of 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. Lord, will you be angry with us forever? Will your strong feelings continue to burn like a 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. Turn your anger against the nations that do not know you, against the people who do not honor you as God.
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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. Those nations killed Jacob's family and destroyed their land.
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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. Please don't punish us for the sins of our ancestors. Hurry, show us your mercy! We need you so much!
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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. Our God and Savior, help us! That will bring glory to your name. Save us and forgive our sins for the good of your name.
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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. Don't give the other nations a reason to say, "Where is their God? Can't he help them?" Let us see you punish those people. Punish them for killing your servants.
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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 sad cries of the prisoners! Use your great power to free those who are sentenced 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. Punish the nations around us! Pay them back seven times for what they did to us. Punish them for insulting you.
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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. We are your people, the sheep of your flock. We will praise you forever. We will praise you forever and ever!
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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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