1 A Psalm of Asaph. The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.
Psalms 79:1
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Psalms 74:6–8
6 and smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks. 7 They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name. 8 They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in…
Isaiah 63:17–19
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1 Maccabees 3:50–52
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Isaiah 64:10–12
10 Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation. 11 Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins. 12 After all this, O LORD, will Y…
Psalms 74:2–4
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1 Maccabees 2:11–13
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Psalms 94:4–6
4 They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast. 5 They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage. 6 They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
2 Esdras 10:20–22
20 “Don’t do so, but allow yourself to be persuaded by reason of the adversities of Zion; and be comforted by reason of the sorrow of Jerusalem. (WEB) 21 For you see that our sanctuary has been laid waste, our altar broken down, our temple destroyed, (WEB) 22 our lute has been brou… (WEB)
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