1 G od, the nations have come into your inheritance. They have defiled your holy temple. They have laid Jerusalem in heaps.

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 to be food for the birds of the sky, the flesh of your saints to the animals of the earth.

They 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 heir blood they have shed like water around Jerusalem. There was no one to bury them.

They 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 who are around us.

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

5 H ow long, Yahweh? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire?

How long, O Lord ? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire?

6 P our out your wrath on the nations that don’t know you; on the kingdoms that don’t call on your name;

Pour 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 destroyed his homeland.

For they have devoured Jacob And laid waste his habitation.

8 D on’t hold the iniquities of our forefathers against us. Let your tender mercies speedily meet us, for we are in desperate need.

Do 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, God of our salvation, for the glory of your name. Deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name’s sake.

Help 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 it be known among the nations, before our eyes, that vengeance for your servants’ blood is being poured out.

Why 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 sighing of the prisoner come before you. According to the greatness of your power, preserve those who are sentenced to death.

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

12 P ay back to our neighbors seven times into their bosom their reproach with which they have reproached you, Lord.

And 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 sheep of your pasture, will give you thanks forever. We will praise you forever, to all generations.

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