| NET Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1A psalm of Asaph. O God, foreigners have invaded your chosen land; they have polluted your holy temple and turned Jerusalem into a heap of ruins. | 1God, nations have invaded your land to desecrate your holy Temple, to destroy Jerusalem, |
| 2They have given the corpses of your servants to the birds of the sky; the flesh of your loyal followers to the beasts of the earth. | 2to give the corpses of your servants as food for the birds of the skies and the flesh of your godly ones to the beasts of the earth; |
| 3They have made their blood flow like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury them. | 3to make their blood flow like water around Jerusalem, with no one being buried. |
| 4We have become an object of disdain to our neighbors; those who live on our borders taunt and insult us. | 4We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and a derision to those around us. |
| 5How long will this go on, O LORD? Will you stay angry forever? How long will your rage burn like fire? | 5How long, LORD, will you be angry? Forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire? |
| 6Pour out your anger on the nations that do not acknowledge you, on the kingdoms that do not pray to you! | 6Pour out your wrath upon the nations that do not acknowledge you, and over the kingdoms that do not call on your name. |
| 7For they have devoured Jacob and destroyed his home. | 7For they consumed Jacob, making his dwelling place desolate. |
| 8Do not hold us accountable for the sins of earlier generations! Quickly send your compassion our way, for we are in serious trouble! | 8Don't charge us for previous iniquity, but let your compassion come quickly to us, for we have been brought very low. |
| 9Help us, O God, our deliverer! For the sake of your glorious reputation, rescue us! Forgive our sins for the sake of your reputation! | 9Help us, God, our deliverer, on account of your glorious name, deliver us and forgive our sins on account of your name. |
| 10Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Before our very eyes may the shed blood of your servants be avenged among the nations! | 10Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Let vengeance for the blood of your servants be meted out before our eyes and among the nations. |
| 11Listen to the painful cries of the prisoners! Use your great strength to set free those condemned to die! | 11Let the cries of the prisoners reach you. With the strength of your power, release those condemned to death. |
| 12Pay back our neighbors in full! May they be insulted the same way they insulted you, O Lord! | 12Pay back our neighbors seven times the reproach with which they reproached you, LORD. |
| 13Then we, your people, the sheep of your pasture, will continually thank you. We will tell coming generations of your praiseworthy acts. | 13Then we, your people, the sheep of your pasture, will praise you always, from generation to generation. We will declare your praise. |
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