She shall be brought to the king in clothing of needlework; the virgins, her companions after her, shall be brought to You.

God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God shall help her at the turning of the morning.

Kings of armies fled away; and she who stayed at home divided the plunder.

They have shed their blood like water round about Jerusalem, and none to bury.

Why should the nations say, Where is their God? Let Him be known among the nations before our eyes by the revenging of the blood of Your servants which is shed.

Even the sparrow has found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself where she may lay her young, Your altars, O Jehovah of Hosts, my King and my God.

and shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; and the land was defiled with blood.