1 A psalm of Asaph.O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance;they have defiled your holy temple;they have laid Jerusalem in ruins.
2 They have left the corpses of your servantsas food for the birds of the sky,the flesh of those devoted to you for the beasts of the earth.
3 They have poured out their blood like waterall around Jerusalem,and no one is left to do the burying.
4 We have become the reproach of our neighbors,the scorn and derision of those around us.
5 How long, Lord? Will you be angry forever?Will your jealous anger keep burning like fire?