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This psalm seems to have been written by the later Asaph, upon the destruction of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans. It contains, a representation of the deplorable condition of the Jews, ver. 1 - 5. And a petition for deliverance, ver. 6 - 13. A psalm of Asaph.

8: Prevent - Prevent our utter extirpation.

11: The prisoner - Of thy poor people now in captivity.