^{1 Ref} A Psalm of Asaph. O God, nations have come into Thy inheritance, They have defiled Thy holy temple, They made Jerusalem become heaps,

^{2 Ref} They gave the dead bodies of Thy servants Food for the fowls of the heavens, The flesh of Thy saints For the wild beast of the earth.

^{3 Ref} They have shed their blood As water round about Jerusalem, And there is none burying.

^{4 Ref} We have been a reproach to our neighbours, A scorn and a derision to our surrounders.

^{5 Ref} Till when, O Jehovah? art Thou angry for ever? Thy jealousy doth burn as fire.

^{6 Ref} Pour Thy fury on the nations who have not known Thee, And on kingdoms that have not called in Thy name.

^{7 Ref} For `one' hath devoured Jacob, And his habitation they have made desolate.

^{8 Ref} Remember not for us the iniquities of forefathers, Haste, let Thy mercies go before us, For we have been very weak.

^{9 Ref} Help us, O God of our salvation, Because of the honour of Thy name, And deliver us, and cover over our sins, For Thy name's sake.

^{10 Ref} Why do the nations say, `Where `is' their God?' Let be known among the nations before our eyes, The vengeance of the blood of Thy servants that is shed.

^{11 Ref} Let the groaning of the prisoner come in before Thee, According to the greatness of Thine arm, Leave Thou the sons of death.

^{12 Ref} And turn Thou back to our neighbours, Sevenfold unto their bosom, their reproach, Wherewith they reproached Thee, O Lord.

^{13 Ref} And we, Thy people, and the flock of Thy pasture, We give thanks to Thee to the age, To all generations we recount Thy praise!

^{1 Ref} <A Psalm. Of Asaph.> O God, the nations have come into your heritage; they have made your holy Temple unclean; they have made Jerusalem a mass of broken walls.

^{2 Ref} They have given the bodies of your servants as food to the birds of the air, and the flesh of your saints to the beasts of the earth.

^{3 Ref} Their blood has been flowing like water round about Jerusalem; there was no one to put them in their last resting-place.

^{4 Ref} We are looked down on by our neighbours, we are laughed at and made sport of by those who are round us.

^{5 Ref} How long, O Lord? will you be angry for ever? will your wrath go on burning like fire?

^{6 Ref} Let your wrath be on the nations who have no knowledge of you, and on the kingdoms who have not made prayer to your name.

^{7 Ref} For they have taken Jacob for their meat, and made waste his house.

^{8 Ref} Do not keep in mind against us the sins of our fathers; let your mercy come to us quickly, for we have been made very low.

^{9 Ref} Give us help, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; take us out of danger and give us forgiveness for our sins, because of your name.

^{10 Ref} Why may the nations say, Where is their God? Let payment for the blood of your servants be made openly among the nations before our eyes.

^{11 Ref} Let the cry of the prisoner come before you; with your strong arm make free the children of death;

^{12 Ref} And give punishment seven times over into the breast of our neighbours for the bitter words which they have said against you, O Lord.

^{13 Ref} So we your people, and the sheep of your flock, will give you glory for ever: we will go on praising you through all generations.