1 O God, the nations have invaded Your inheritance; They have defiled Your holy temple; They have laid Jerusalem in ruins.

2 T hey have given the dead bodies of Your servants for food to the birds of the heavens, The flesh of Your godly ones to the beasts of the earth.

3 T hey have poured out their blood like water round about Jerusalem; And there was no one to bury them.

4 W e have become a reproach to our neighbors, A scoffing and derision to those around us.

5 H ow long, O Lord ? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire?

6 P our out Your wrath upon the nations which do not know You, And upon the kingdoms which do not call upon Your name.

7 F or they have devoured Jacob And laid waste his habitation.

8 D o not remember the iniquities of our forefathers against us; Let Your compassion come quickly to meet us, For we are brought very low.

9 H elp us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; And deliver us and forgive our sins for Your name’s sake.

10 W hy should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Let there be known among the nations in our sight, Vengeance for the blood of Your servants which has been shed.

11 L et the groaning of the prisoner come before You; According to the greatness of Your power preserve those who are doomed to die.

12 A nd return to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom The reproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord.

13 S o we Your people and the sheep of Your pasture Will give thanks to You forever; To all generations we will tell of Your praise.