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Psalm 44:14

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Foreigners joke about us and shake their heads.

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I will no longer let my people Israel live in this land I gave them. I will desert this temple where I said I would be worshipped. Then people everywhere will think this nation is only a joke and will make fun of it.

Now this is what I say to that king: The people of Jerusalem hate and make fun of you; they laugh behind your back.

I will pull you out of this land I gave you. I will desert this temple where I said I would be worshipped, so that people everywhere will think it is only a joke and will make fun of it.

But when I got back, I said to them, “Jerusalem is truly in a mess! The gates have been torn down and burnt, and everything is in ruins. We must rebuild the city wall so that we can again take pride in our city.”

If I were in your place, it would be easy to criticize or to give advice.

You, God, are the reason I am insulted and spat on.

When my enemies see me, they say cruel things and shake their heads.

Please have mercy, LORD! We have been insulted more than we can stand,

Everyone who sees me makes fun and sneers. They shake their heads,

Every nation around us sneers and makes fun.

I will punish them with a terrible disaster, and everyone on earth will tremble when they hear about it. I will force the people of Judah to go to foreign countries, where they will be cursed and insulted.

Jerusalem, this will happen because you followed the sinful example of kings Omri and Ahab. Now I will destroy you and your property. Then the people of every nation will make fun and insult you.

People of nearby countries will shudder when they see your terrible troubles, but they will still make fun of you.




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