1 O God, the heathen have come into your heritage; ♦︎
your holy temple have they defiled
and made Jerusalem a heap of stones.
2 The dead bodies of your servants they have given
to be food for the birds of the air, ♦︎
and the flesh of your faithful to the beasts of the field.
3 Their blood have they shed like water
on every side of Jerusalem, ♦︎
and there was no one to bury them.
4 We have become the taunt of our neighbours, ♦︎
the scorn and derision of those that are round about us.
5 Lord, how long will you be angry, for ever? ♦︎
How long will your jealous fury blaze like fire?
6 Pour out your wrath upon the nations that have not known you, ♦︎
and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon your name.
7 For they have devoured Jacob ♦︎
and laid waste his dwelling place.
8 Remember not against us our former sins; ♦︎
let your compassion make haste to meet us,
for we are brought very low.
9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; ♦︎
deliver us, and wipe away our sins for your names sake.
10 Why should the heathen say, ♦︎
Where is now their God?
11 Let vengeance for your servants blood that is shed ♦︎
be known among the nations in our sight.
12 Let the sorrowful sighing of the prisoners come before you, ♦︎
and by your mighty arm
preserve those who are condemned to die.
13 May the taunts with which our neighbours taunted you, Lord, ♦︎
return sevenfold into their bosom.
14 But we that are your people and the sheep of your pasture
will give you thanks for ever, ♦︎
and tell of your praise from generation to generation.
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siege is laid against us;
with a rod they strike the ruler of Israel
upon the cheek.
2
who are one of the little clans of Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
one who is to rule in Israel,
whose origin is from of old,
from ancient days.
3 Therefore he shall give them up until the time
when she who is in labour has brought forth;
then the rest of his kindred shall return
to the people of Israel.
4 And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the Lord,
in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they shall live secure, for now he shall be great
to the ends of the earth;
5 and he shall be the one of peace.
If the Assyrians come into our land
and tread upon our soil,*
we will raise against them seven shepherds
and eight installed as rulers.
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34 Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day does not catch you unexpectedly, 35like a trap. For it will come upon all who live on the face of the whole earth. 36Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.
37 Every day he was teaching in the temple, and at night he would go out and spend the night on the Mount of Olives, as it was called.
38And all the people would get up early in the morning to listen to him in the temple.
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