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1. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, nations have come into Thy inheritance, They have defiled Thy holy temple, They made Jerusalem become heaps,
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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 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.
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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. They have shed their blood As water round about Jerusalem, And there is none burying.
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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. We have been a reproach to our neighbours, A scorn and a derision to our surrounders.
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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. Till when, O Jehovah? art Thou angry for ever? Thy jealousy doth burn as 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. Pour Thy fury on the nations who have not known Thee, And on kingdoms that have not called in Thy name.
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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. For one hath devoured Jacob, And his habitation they have made desolate.
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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. Remember not for us the iniquities of forefathers, Haste, let Thy mercies go before us, For we have been very weak.
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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. 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.
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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. 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.
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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. Let the groaning of the prisoner come in before Thee, According to the greatness of Thine arm, Leave Thou the sons of death.
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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. And turn Thou back to our neighbours, Sevenfold unto their bosom, their reproach, Wherewith they reproached Thee, O Lord.
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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. 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!
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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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