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Psalms 79:10-12

Let the groaning of the prisoner come before you

they have reduced Jerusalem to ruins · Psalms 79

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10Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Let vengeance for your servants’ shed blood be made known among the nations before our eyes.

11Let the groaning of the prisoner come before you; according to the greatness of your arm, preserve those doomed to die.

12And return to our neighbors, sevenfold into their laps, the insults they directed at you, O Lord.

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