A psalm of Asaph. O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple, they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble.
NIV
A Psalm of Asaph. O GOD, the nations have come into [the land of Your people] Your inheritance; Your sacred temple have they defiled; they have made Jerusalem heaps of ruins.
AMP
O god, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.
KJV
Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture, will praise you forever; from generation to generation we will proclaim your praise.
NIV
Then we Your people, the sheep of Your pasture, will give You thanks forever; we will show forth and publish Your praise from generation to generation.
AMP
So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.
KJV
Do not hold against us the sins of past generations; may your mercy come quickly to meet us, for we are in desperate need.
NIV
O do not [earnestly] remember against us the iniquities and guilt of our forefathers! Let Your compassion and tender mercy speedily come to meet us, for we are brought very low.
AMP
O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.
KJV
Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Before our eyes, make known among the nations that you avenge the outpoured blood of your servants.
NIV
Why should the Gentile nations say, Where is their God? Let vengeance for the blood of Your servants which is poured out be known among the nations in our sight [not delaying until some future generation].
AMP
Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.
KJV
May the groans of the prisoners come before you; with your strong arm preserve those condemned to die.
NIV
Let the groaning and sighing of the prisoner come before You; according to the greatness of Your power and Your arm spare those who are appointed to die!
AMP
Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;
KJV
