Lyrics
Do not remember former iniquities against us
Request for forgiveness, asking not to be held accountable for past wrongdoings.
Let your tender mercies come speedily to meet us
Desire for God's compassionate and quick intervention.
Deliver us and provide atonement
Plea for deliverance and the provision of atonement, seeking reconciliation.
Help us O God of our salvation
Seeking help from God, acknowledging Him as the source of salvation.
Why should the nations say
Raising a question posed by other nations about the presence of God.
Where is their God
Addressing the skepticism of nations regarding the existence or intervention of God.
From your power preserve
Petitioning for protection from God's power against those who seek harm.
Those who are to die
Asking for preservation of those facing imminent death.
How long will you be angry
Expressing a concern about the duration of God's anger.
They don't know you pour your wrath
Highlighting ignorance about God's wrath being poured out and its consequences.
Those kingdoms don't call your name
Observing that other kingdoms do not acknowledge God's name.
They have devoured Jacob
Describing the harm inflicted on the people of Jacob.
Do not remember former iniquities against us
Repetition of the plea for forgiveness and not recalling past transgressions.
Let your tender mercies come speedily to meet us
Reiterating the request for God's swift and compassionate intervention.
O God the nations came in your inheritance
Addressing God as the deity of nations and acknowledging His inheritance.
Your holy temple they have defiled
Expressing distress over the desecration of God's holy temple by the nations.
They laid Jerusalem in heaps
Describing the destruction of Jerusalem, reduced to ruins by external forces.
Your servants dead bodies
Noting the tragic fate of God's servants, their bodies left unburied.
Given to birds to eat
Highlighting the degradation of the dead servants, left for birds to consume.
Do not remember former iniquities against us
Repeated plea for forgiveness, emphasizing the desire to be free from past sins.
Let your tender mercies come speedily to meet us
Reiterating the urgency for God's tender mercies to swiftly intervene and provide solace.
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