1:3 They said to me, “The remnant that remains from the exile there in the province are experiencing considerable 3 adversity and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem lies breached, and its gates have been burned down!” 4
1:4 When I heard these things I sat down abruptly, 5 crying and mourning for several days. I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
26:8 O Lord, I love the temple where you live, 6
the place where your splendor is revealed. 7
A psalm of Asaph.
79:1 O God, foreigners 9 have invaded your chosen land; 10
they have polluted your holy temple
and turned Jerusalem 11 into a heap of ruins.
79:2 They have given the corpses of your servants
to the birds of the sky; 12
the flesh of your loyal followers
to the beasts of the earth.
79:3 They have made their blood flow like water
all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury them. 13
79:4 We have become an object of disdain to our neighbors;
those who live on our borders taunt and insult us. 14
79:5 How long will this go on, O Lord? 15
Will you stay angry forever?
How long will your rage 16 burn like fire?
79:6 Pour out your anger on the nations that do not acknowledge you, 17
on the kingdoms that do not pray to you! 18
79:7 For they have devoured Jacob
and destroyed his home.
79:8 Do not hold us accountable for the sins of earlier generations! 19
Quickly send your compassion our way, 20
for we are in serious trouble! 21
137:4 How can we sing a song to the Lord
in a foreign land?
137:5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
may my right hand be crippled! 22
137:6 May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth,
if I do not remember you,
and do not give Jerusalem priority
over whatever gives me the most joy. 23