A Psalm
of Asaph.
O God,
the heathen
are come
into thine inheritance;
thy holy
temple
have they defiled;
they have laid
Jerusalem
on heaps.
Asaph
Ασαφ
asaph
guard hut
ὀπωροφυλάκιον
opōrophylakion
The dead bodies
of thy servants
have they given
to be meat
unto the fowls
of the heaven,
the flesh
of thy saints
unto the beasts
of the earth.
Their blood
have they shed
like water
round about
Jerusalem;
and there was none to bury
them.
We are become a reproach
to our neighbours,
a scorn
and derision
to them that are round about
us.
How long, LORD?
wilt thou be angry
for ever?
shall thy jealousy
burn
like fire?
Pour out
thy wrath
upon the heathen
that have not known
thee, and upon the kingdoms
that have not called
upon thy name.
For they have devoured
Jacob,
and laid waste
his dwelling place.
O remember
not against us former
iniquities:
let thy tender mercies
speedily
prevent
us: for we are brought
very
low.
Help
us, O God
of our salvation,
for
the glory
of thy name:
and deliver
us, and purge away
our sins,
for thy name's
sake.
Wherefore should the heathen
say,
Where is their God?
let him be known
among the heathen
in our sight
by the revenging
of the blood
of thy servants
which is shed.
say
Let the sighing
of the prisoner
come
before
thee; according to the greatness
of thy power
preserve
thou those that are appointed
to die;
bind with fetters
πεπεδημένων
pepedēmenōn
And render
unto our neighbours
sevenfold
into their bosom
their reproach,
wherewith they have reproached
thee, O Lord.
So we thy people
and sheep
of thy pasture
will give thee thanks
for ever:
we will shew forth
thy praise
to all
generations.
