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Panalangin Upang Iligtas ang Buong Bansa

Awit ni Asaf.

79 O(A) Diyos,
pinasok ng Hentil ang lupang pangako, hayo't iyong masdan!
Winasak ang lunsod, ang banal mong templo ay nilapastangan;
ang mga katawan
ng mga lingkod mo ay ginawang pagkain ng mga ibon,
ang kanilang laman, sa mga halimaw ay ipinalamon.
Dugo ng bayan mo'y
ibinubo nila, sa buong palibot nitong Jerusalem,
katulad ay tubig; sa dami ng patay ay walang maglibing.
Ang karatig-bansang
doo'y nakasaksi, kami'y kinutya at nagtatawa sila,
lahat sa palibot ay humahalakhak sa gayong nakita.

Iyang iyong galit
sa amin, O Yahweh, hanggang kailan ba kaya matatapos?
Di na ba titigil ang pagkagalit mong sa ami'y tutupok?
Doon mo ibaling
ang matinding galit sa maraming bansang ayaw kang kilanlin,
mga kahariang ang banal mong ngala'y ayaw na tawagin.
Masdan ang ginawa
nila sa bayan mo, ang mga lingkod mo ay pinatay nila,
pati ang tahanan nila ay winasak, walang itinira.

Huwag mong parusahan
kaming mga anak, sa pagkakasala ng aming magulang,
ikaw ay mahabag sa mga lingkod mong pag-asa'y pumanaw.
Mahabag ka sana,
kami ay tulungan, Diyos na aming Tagapagligtas,
dahil sa ngalan mo, kaming nagkasala'y patawaring ganap;
at sa karangalan ng iyong pangalan, kami ay iligtas.
10 Bakit magtatanong
itong mga bansa ng katagang ito: “Ang Diyos mo'y nasaan?”
Ipaghiganti mo ang mga lingkod mong kanilang pinatay,
ang pagpaparusa'y iyong ipakita sa iyong mga hirang.

11 Iyong kahabagan
ang mga bilanggong kanilang hinuli, dinggin mo ang daing,
sa taglay mong lakas, iligtas mo silang takdang papatayin.
12 Iyong parusahan
yaong mga bansang sa iyo, O Yahweh, lumalapastangan,
parusahan sila ng pitong ibayo sa gawang pag-uyam.
13 Kaya nga, O Yahweh,
kaming iyong lingkod, parang mga tupa sa iyong pastulan,
magpupuring lagi't magpapasalamat sa iyong pangalan!

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.
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.
They have spilled blood like water
    all around Jerusalem.
    No one was left to bury the dead.
We are a bad joke to the other nations.
    They laugh and make fun of us.

Lord, how long will this last? Will you be angry forever?
    How long will your jealousy burn like a fire?
Be angry with the nations that do not know you.
    Be angry with the kingdoms that do not honor you.
They have destroyed the people of Jacob.
    Those nations have destroyed the people’s land.
Don’t punish us for the sins of our ancestors.
    Show your mercy to us soon.
    We are helpless!
God our Savior, help us
    so people will praise you.
Save us and forgive our sins
    so people will honor you.
10 Why should the nations say,
    “Where is their God?”
Tell the other nations in our presence
    that you punish those who kill your servants.
11 Hear the moans of the prisoners.
    Use your great power
    to save those sentenced to die.

12 Repay those around us seven times over
    for their insults to you, Lord.
13 We are your people, the sheep of your flock.
    We will thank you always.
    Forever and ever we will praise you.

Psalm 79

A psalm of Asaph.

O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance;(A)
    they have defiled(B) your holy temple,
    they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble.(C)
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)
They have poured out blood like water
    all around Jerusalem,
    and there is no one to bury(F) the dead.(G)
We are objects of contempt to our neighbors,
    of scorn(H) and derision to those around us.(I)

How long,(J) Lord? Will you be angry(K) forever?
    How long will your jealousy burn like fire?(L)
Pour out your wrath(M) on the nations
    that do not acknowledge(N) you,
on the kingdoms
    that do not call on your name;(O)
for they have devoured(P) Jacob
    and devastated his homeland.

Do not hold against us the sins of past generations;(Q)
    may your mercy come quickly to meet us,
    for we are in desperate need.(R)
Help us,(S) God our Savior,
    for the glory of your name;
deliver us and forgive our sins
    for your name’s sake.(T)
10 Why should the nations say,
    “Where is their God?”(U)

Before our eyes, make known among the nations
    that you avenge(V) the outpoured blood(W) of your servants.
11 May the groans of the prisoners come before you;
    with your strong arm preserve those condemned to die.
12 Pay back into the laps(X) of our neighbors seven times(Y)
    the contempt they have hurled at you, Lord.
13 Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture,(Z)
    will praise you forever;(AA)
from generation to generation
    we will proclaim your praise.