^{1 Ref} O God, the nations are come into thine inheritance; Thy holy temple have they defiled; They have laid Jerusalem in heaps.

^{2 Ref} 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.

^{3 Ref} Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; And there was none to bury them.

^{4 Ref} We are become a reproach to our neighbors, A scoffing and derision to them that are round about us.

^{5 Ref} How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

^{6 Ref} Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that know thee not, And upon the kingdoms that call not upon thy name.

^{7 Ref} For they have devoured Jacob, And laid waste his habitation.

^{8 Ref} Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers: Let thy tender mercies speedily meet us; For we are brought very low.