A Lament over the Destruction of Jerusalem, and Prayer for Help.
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A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the heathen are come into Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple; they have made Jerusalem into heaps.
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| from·? | to·I-will·? | God | in·I-will·and | ? | in·we·?
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| TMEU | ETh | AIKL | QDShK | ShMU | ETh- | IRUShLM | LOIIM
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| ? | the | the·finish | ? | ? | the | he-will·? | to·?
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They have given the dead bodies of Your servants to be food to the flying creatures of the heaven, the flesh of Your saints to the beasts of the earth.
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| we·? | the | we·in·to·she-will | ? | from·I-will·all
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| LOUF | AShMIM | BShR | ChSIDIK | LChIThU- | ERTs
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| to·flying | the·heaven | in·? | ? | to·life | earth
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They have shed their blood like water round about Jerusalem, with none to bury them.
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| ? | ? | as·waters | ? | he-will·? | and·no | ?
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We are become a taunt to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
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How long, O IAUA, will You be angry for ever? How long will Your jealousy burn like fire?
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Pour out Your wrath on the nations that know You not, and on the kingdoms that call not on Your name.
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| from·from·to·as·and·she-will | which | in·? | not | ?
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For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his habitation.
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| that | I-will·all | the | he-will·? | and·the
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Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers; let Your compassions speedily come to meet us; for we are brought very low.
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| this | ? | to·we·and | ? | ? | from·the·?
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| IQDMUNU | RChMIK | KI | DLUNU | MED
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| he-will·? | ? | that | ? | very
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Help us, O God of our salvation, for the sake of the glory of Your name; and deliver us, and forgive our sins, for Your name's sake.
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| ? | I-will·to·the·he-will | he-will·? | on | ?
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| KBUD- | ShMK | UATsILNU | UKFR | OL- | ChTEThINU
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| as·in·and·? | ? | and·the·? | and·as·? | on | ?
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Wherefore should the nations say: 'Where is their God?' Let the avenging of Your servants' blood that is shed be made known among the nations in our sight.
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| to·from·the | he-will·I-will·from·? | the·?
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| I-will·he-will·the | I-will·to·the·he-will·them
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| IUDO | BGIIM | LOININU | NQMTh | DM- | OBDIK | AShFUK
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| he-will·and·? | in·? | to·? | we·? | ? | ? | the·?
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Let the groaning of the prisoner come before You; according to the greatness of Your power set free those that are appointed to death;
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Render to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached You, O Lord.
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| and·the·? | to·? | ? | this | ? | ? | which
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So we that are Your people and the flock of Your pasture will give You thanks for ever; we will tell of Your praise to all generations.
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| and·I-will·we·? | ? | and·? | from·? | we·and·? | to·as
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