Joshua 7:9
9For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it and will surround us and acut off our name from the earth. And what will you do for your great name?”Nehemiah 1:3-4
3And they said to me, “The remnant there in the province who had survived the exile is in great trouble and bshame. cThe wall of Jerusalem is broken down, dand its gates are destroyed by fire.”Nehemiah’s Prayer
4As soon as I heard these words I esat down and wept and mourned for days, and I continued fasting and praying before the fGod of heaven.Psalms 26:8
8 O Lord, I glove the habitation of your houseand the place where your glory dwells.
Psalms 79:1-8
How Long, O Lord?
A Psalm of hAsaph.
1 O God, ithe nations have come into your jinheritance;they have defiled your kholy temple;
they have llaid Jerusalem in ruins.
2They have given mthe bodies of your servants
to the birds of the heavens for food,
the flesh of your nfaithful to othe beasts of the earth.
3They have poured out their blood like water
all around Jerusalem,
and there was pno one to bury them.
4We have become qa taunt to our neighbors,
rmocked and derided by those around us.
5 sHow long, O Lord? Will you be angry tforever?
Will your ujealousy vburn like fire?
6 wPour out your anger on the nations
that xdo not know you,
and on the kingdoms
that ydo not call upon your name!
7For they have devoured Jacob
and laid waste his habitation.
8 zDo not remember against us aaour former iniquities; ▼
▼Or the iniquities of former generations
let your compassion come speedily to meet us,
for we are acbrought very low.
Psalms 137:4-6
4 adHow shall we sing the Lord’s songin a foreign land?
5If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
aelet my right hand forget its skill!
6Let my aftongue stick to the roof of my mouth,
if I do not remember you,
if I do not set Jerusalem
above my highest joy!
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