Psalms 79: 1 - 5, 8 - 9
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O God, the heathen have come into thy inheritance; they have defiled thy holy temple; they have laid Jerusalem in ruins.
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| 2
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They have given the bodies of thy servants to the birds of the air for food, the flesh of thy saints to the beasts of the earth.
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| 3
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They have poured out their blood like water round about Jerusalem, and there was none to bury them.
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| 4
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We have become a taunt to our neighbors, mocked and derided by those round about us.
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| 5
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How long, O LORD? Wilt thou be angry for ever? Will thy jealous wrath burn like fire?
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| 8
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Do not remember against us the iniquities of our forefathers; let thy compassion come speedily to meet us, for we are brought very low.
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| 9
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Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name; deliver us, and forgive our sins, for thy name's sake!
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