1  O God, ^dthe nations have come into your inheritance;

they have defiled your holy temple;

they have laid Jerusalem in ^eruins.

2  They have given the ^fbodies of your servants

to the birds of the heavens for food,

the flesh of your faithful to the beasts of the earth.

3  They have poured out their blood like water

all around Jerusalem,

and there was ^gno one to bury them.

4  We have become a taunt to our neighbors,

^hmocked and derided by those around us.

5  ⁱHow long, O Lord? ^jWill you be angry forever?

Will your jealousy burn like fire?