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¹ Our God, foreign nations
    have taken your land,
    disgraced your temple,
    and left Jerusalem in ruins.
² They have fed the bodies
of your servants
    to flesh-eating birds;
    your loyal people are food
    for savage animals.
³ All Jerusalem is covered
    with their blood,
    and there is no one left
    to bury them.
⁴ Every nation around us
    sneers and makes fun.

⁵ Our Lord, will you keep on
    being angry?
    Will your angry feelings
    keep flaming up like fire?
⁶ Get angry with those nations
that don't know you
    and won't worship you!
⁷ They have gobbled down
Jacob's descendants
    and left the land in ruins.

⁸ Don't make us pay for the sins
    of our ancestors.
    Have pity and come quickly!
    We are completely helpless.
⁹ Our God, you keep us safe.
    Now help us! Rescue us.
    Forgive our sins
    and bring honor to yourself.

¹⁰ Why should nations ask us,
    "Where is your God?"
Let us and the other nations
    see you take revenge
    for your servants who died
    a violent death.

¹¹ Listen to the prisoners groan!
Let your mighty power save all
    who are sentenced to die.
¹²     Each of those nations sneered
    at you, our Lord.
Now let others sneer at them,
    seven times as much.
¹³     Then we, your people,
    will always thank you.
We are like sheep
    with you as our shepherd,
    and all generations
    will hear us praise you.