A Psalm of Asaph.
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.
Raudas par Jeruzālemes izpostīšanu un lūgšana pēc palīdzības
1 Āsāfa psalms .
Dievs, tautas ielauzušās tavā mantojumā,
apgānījušas tavu svēto templi,
sagrāvušas Jeruzālemi drupās!
2 Tās atdevušas tavu kalpu līķus
par barību debesu putniem,
tavu uzticīgo miesas zemes zvēriem!
3 Tās izlējušas viņu asinis
kā ūdeni visapkārt Jeruzālemei –
un nav, kas apbedī!
4 Par apsmieklu esam kļuvuši kaimiņiem,
par ērmu un nievekli tiem, kas ap mums!
5 Cik ilgi, Kungs? Vai mūžam tu dusmosies?
Vai degs kā uguns tavs naids?
6 Lej savas dusmas uz tautām,
kas nepazīst tevi,
un pār valstīm, kas nepiesauc tavu vārdu,
7 kas Jēkabu aprijušas
un viņa mitekli izpostījušas!
8 Nepiemini mums senos pārkāpumus!
Ātrāk lai steidz mums pretī
tava žēlsirdība, jo mēs gauži pagalam!
9 Palīdzi mums, mūsu glābējs Dievs,
tava vārda godības dēļ,
atpestī mūs un apklāj mums grēkus
tava vārda dēļ!
10 Kādēļ lai tautas saka: kur viņu Dievs?! –
Lai tautas to piedzīvo
mūsu acu priekšā,
kā atriebtas tavu kalpu asinis!
11 Lai sasniedz tevi gūstekņu vaidi!
Dižens tev elkonis – neatdod nāvei lemtos!
12 Septiņkārt atsvied mūsu kaimiņiem krūtīs
viņu ņirgas, kā tie ņirdza par tevi, Kungs!
13 Tad mēs, tava tauta,
tavu ganību avis,
tev pateiksim mūžam –
audžu audzēs slavēsim tevi!
