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A Lament over the Destruction of Jerusalem, and Prayer for Help.
A Psalm of Asaph.
They have defiled Your CPs 74:3, 7holy temple;
They have D2 Kin 25:9, 10; 2 Chr 36:17-19; Jer 26:18; 52:12-14; Mic 3:12laid Jerusalem in ruins.
2 They have given the ADeut 28:26; Jer 7:33; 16:4; 19:7; 34:20dead bodies of Your servants for food to the birds of the heavens,
The flesh of Your godly ones to the beasts of the earth.
3 They have poured out their blood like water round about Jerusalem;
And there was AJer 14:16; 16:4no one to bury them.
4 We have become a APs 44:13; 80:6; Dan 9:16reproach to our neighbors,
A scoffing and derision to those around us.
5 APs 13:1; 74:1, 9, 10; 85:5; 89:46How long, O Loʀᴅ? Will You be angry forever?
Will Your BDeut 29:20; Ezek 36:5; 38:19jealousy CPs 89:46; Zeph 3:8burn like fire?
6 APs 69:24; Jer 10:25; Ezek 21:31; Zeph 3:8Pour out Your wrath upon the nations which B1 Thess 4:5; 2 Thess 1:8do not know You,
And upon the kingdoms which CPs 14:4; 53:4do not call upon Your name.
7 For they have APs 53:4devoured Jacob
And B2 Chr 36:19; Jer 39:8laid waste his 1Lit pasturehabitation.
8 APs 106:6; Is 64:9Do not remember 1Or our former iniquitiesthe iniquities of our forefathers against us;
Let Your compassion come quickly to BPs 21:3meet us,
For we are CDeut 28:43; Ps 116:6; 142:6; Is 26:5brought very low.
And deliver us and 1Lit cover over, atone forCPs 25:11; 65:3forgive our sins DJer 14:7for Your name’s sake.
10 APs 42:10; 115:2Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”
Let there be known among the nations in our sight,
BPs 94:1, 2Vengeance for the blood of Your servants which has been shed.
11 Let APs 102:20the groaning of the prisoner come before You;
According to the greatness of Your 1Lit armpower preserve 2Lit the children of deaththose who are APs 102:20doomed to die.
12 And return to our neighbors AGen 4:15; Lev 26:21, 28; Ps 12:6; 119:164; Prov 6:31; 24:16; Is 30:26sevenfold BPs 35:13; Is 65:6, 7; Jer 32:18; Luke 6:38into their bosom
1Lit TheirThe CPs 74:10, 18, 22reproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord.
Will BPs 44:8give thanks to You forever;
To all generations we will CPs 89:1; Is 43:21tell of Your praise.
179:1 Lit come into
D79:1 2 Kin 25:9, 10; 2 Chr 36:17-19; Jer 26:18; 52:12-14; Mic 3:12
A79:2 Deut 28:26; Jer 7:33; 16:4; 19:7; 34:20
A79:4 Ps 44:13; 80:6; Dan 9:16
A79:5 Ps 13:1; 74:1, 9, 10; 85:5; 89:46
B79:5 Deut 29:20; Ezek 36:5; 38:19
A79:6 Ps 69:24; Jer 10:25; Ezek 21:31; Zeph 3:8
B79:6 1 Thess 4:5; 2 Thess 1:8
179:7 Lit pasture
179:8 Or our former iniquities
C79:8 Deut 28:43; Ps 116:6; 142:6; Is 26:5
179:9 Lit cover over, atone for
179:11 Lit arm
279:11 Lit the children of death
A79:12 Gen 4:15; Lev 26:21, 28; Ps 12:6; 119:164; Prov 6:31; 24:16; Is 30:26
B79:12 Ps 35:13; Is 65:6, 7; Jer 32:18; Luke 6:38
179:12 Lit Their
179:13 Or pasturing