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Psalm 79:1-2
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The Nation Cries for Jerusalem

A song of Asaph.

79 God, nations have come against your people.
    They have ruined your holy Temple.
    They have turned Jerusalem into ruins.
2 They have given the bodies of your servants
    as food to the wild birds.
They have given the bodies of those who worship you
    to the wild animals.

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Psalm 79:1-2
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Psalm 79

A psalm of Asaph.

1 O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance;(A)
    they have defiled(B) your holy temple,
    they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble.(C)
2 They have left the dead bodies of your servants
    as food for the birds of the sky,(D)
    the flesh of your own people for the animals of the wild.(E)

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