1 O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.

2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.

3 Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.

4 We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

5 How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

6 Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.

7 For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.

8 O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.

9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake.

10 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.

11 Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;

12 And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.

13 So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.

1 'n Psalm van Asaf. o God, heidene het gekom in u erfdeel, hulle het u heilige tempel verontreinig, Jerusalem tot puinhope gemaak.

2 Hulle het die lyke van u knegte aan die voëls van die hemel tot spys gegee, die vlees van u gunsgenote aan die wilde diere van die land.

3 Hulle het hulle bloed rondom Jerusalem soos water uitgegiet sonder dat iemand hulle begrawe.

4 Ons het vir ons bure 'n smaad geword, 'n spot en beskimping vir die wat rondom ons is.

5 Hoe lank, HERE, sal U vir ewig toornig wees, sal u ywer brand soos 'n vuur?

6 Stort u grimmigheid uit oor die heidene wat U nie ken nie, en oor die koninkryke wat u Naam nie aanroep nie.

7 Want hulle het Jakob verteer en sy woning verwoes.

8 Reken ons die ongeregtighede van die voorvaders nie toe nie; laat u barmhartighede ons gou tegemoetkom, want ons is baie swak.

9 Help ons, o God van ons heil, om die eer van u Naam, en red ons en doen versoening oor ons sondes ter wille van u Naam.

10 Waarom sou die heidene sê: Waar is hulle God? Laat voor ons oë onder die heidene bekend word die wraak oor die vergote bloed van u knegte.

11 Laat die gesug van die gevangene voor u aangesig kom; laat die kinders van die dood oorbly na die grootheid van u arm.

12 En vergeld ons bure sewevoudig in hulle skoot die smaad waarmee hulle U, o Here, gesmaad het.

13 En ons, u volk en die skape van u weide, ons sal U vir ewig loof, van geslag tot geslag sal ons u lof vertel.