Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
A
Psalm
of
Asaph.
O God, nations
have
come into Thy
inheritance ,
They
have
defiled
Thy holy temple ,
They made
Jerusalem become
heaps ,
O god, the
heathen
are
come into thine
inheritance ;
thy holy temple have
they defiled;
they
have
laid
Jerusalem on
heaps .
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.
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.
They
have
shed
their blood As
water round about Jerusalem ,
And there is
none burying
.
Their blood have
they
shed
like
water round about Jerusalem ;
and there was
none to
bury
them
.
We have
been
a reproach to our neighbours, A scorn and a
derision to our
surrounders
.
We are
become
a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them
that
are
round
about
us
.
Till
when
, O
Jehovah
? art
Thou angry for ever? Thy jealousy doth
burn as
fire .
How
long
, LORD
? wilt
thou be
angry for ever? shall
thy jealousy burn like
fire ?
Pour Thy fury
on
the nations
who
have not known Thee, And on
kingdoms that have not called in
Thy name.
Pour out
thy wrath
upon
the heathen
that
have not known thee, and upon
the
kingdoms that have not called upon
thy name.
For `one'
hath
devoured Jacob, And his habitation
they
have
made
desolate
.
For they
have
devoured Jacob, and laid
waste
his dwelling
place
.
Remember not for
us the
iniquities of
forefathers,
Haste,
let Thy mercies go
before
us ,
For we have
been
very weak
.
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, Because
of
the honour
of Thy name ,
And deliver us, and cover
over
our sins, For Thy name's sake.
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.
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.
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.
Let the groaning
of the prisoner come in
before Thee ,
According to the greatness of Thine
arm,
Leave
Thou the
sons
of
death.
Let the sighing
of the prisoner come before thee ;
according to the greatness of thy
power
preserve
thou those
that
are
appointed
to
die;
And turn
Thou
back
to
our neighbours ,
Sevenfold unto
their bosom ,
their reproach, Wherewith they reproached Thee, O Lord.
And render
unto
our neighbours sevenfold into
their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have
reproached thee, O Lord.
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 !
So
we thy people and sheep
of thy pasture will
give thee thanks
for
ever:
we will
shew
forth
thy praise to
all
generations.
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