Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 79

(Psalm 74:1–23; Jeremiah 52:1–11)

A Psalm of Asaph.

1The nationsגוֹיִ֨ם׀go.YimH1471,O Godאֱֽלֹהִ֡ים'elo.HimH430,have invadedבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935Your inheritanceבְּֽנַחֲלָתֶ֗ךָbe.na.cha.la.Te.khaH5159;they have defiledטִ֭מְּאוּTi.me.'uH2930אֶת־'et-H853Your holyקָדְשֶׁ֑ךָkod.She.chaH6944templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964andreducedשָׂ֖מוּSa.muH7760אֶת־'et-H853Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֣םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to rubbleלְעִיִּֽים׃le.'i.YimH5856.

2They have givenנָֽתְנ֡וּna.te.NuH5414אֶת־'et-H853the corpsesנִבְלַ֬תniv.LatH5038of Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֗יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650as foodמַ֭אֲכָלMa.'a.kholH3978to the birdsלְע֣וֹףle.'ofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,the fleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320of Your saintsחֲ֝סִידֶ֗יךָcha.si.Dei.khaH2623to the beastsלְחַיְתוֹ־le.chay.tov-H2416of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

3They have poured outשָׁפְכ֬וּsha.fe.KhuH8210their bloodדָמָ֨ם׀da.MamH1818like waterכַּמַּ֗יִםka.Ma.yimH4325all aroundסְֽבִ֘יב֤וֹתse.Vi.VotH5439Jerusalemיְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and there is no oneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369to buryקוֹבֵֽר׃ko.VerH6912the dead.

4We have becomeהָיִ֣ינוּha.Yi.nuH1961a reproachחֶ֭רְפָּהCher.pahH2781to our neighborsלִשְׁכֵנֵ֑ינוּlish.khe.Nei.nuH7934,a scornלַ֥עַגLa.'agH3933and derisionוָ֝קֶ֗לֶסva.Ke.lesH7047to those around usלִסְבִיבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃lis.vi.vo.Tei.nuH5439.

5How longעַד־ מָ֣ה'ad- mahH5704 H4100,O LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068?Will You be angryתֶּאֱנַ֣ףte.'e.NafH599foreverלָנֶ֑צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331?Will Your jealousyקִנְאָתֶֽךָ׃kin.'a.Te.chaH7068burnתִּבְעַ֥רtiv.'ArH1197likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644fireאֵ֝֗שׁ'EshH784?

6Pour outשְׁפֹ֤ךְshe.FokhH8210Your wrathחֲמָתְךָ֨cha.ma.te.KhaH2534onאֶֽל־'el-H413the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֮ha.go.YimH1471thatאֲשֶׁ֪ר'a.SherH834do notלֹא־lo'-H3808acknowledge Youיְדָ֫ע֥וּךָye.Da.'U.khaH3045,onוְעַ֥לve.'AlH5921the kingdomsמַמְלָכ֑וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834refuseלֹ֣אlo'H3808to callקָרָֽאוּ׃ka.Ra.'uH7121on Your nameבְּ֝שִׁמְךָ֗be.shim.khaH8034,

7forכִּ֭יkiH3588they have devouredאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398אֶֽת־'et-H853Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290וְֽאֶת־ve.'EtH853and devastatedהֵשַֽׁמּוּ׃he.Sha.muH8074his homelandנָוֵ֥הוּna.Ve.huH5116.

8Do not holdאַֽל־ תִּזְכָּר־'al- tiz.kor-H2142 H408pastרִאשֹׁ֫נִ֥יםri.Sho.NimH7223sinsעֲוֹנֹ֪ת'a.vo.NotH5771against us;let Your compassionרַחֲמֶ֑יךָra.cha.Mei.khaH7356comeיְקַדְּמ֣וּנוּye.ka.de.Mu.nuH6923quicklyH4118,forכִּ֖יkiH3588we are broughtדַלּ֣וֹנוּda.Lo.nuH1809lowמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.

9Help usעָזְרֵ֤נוּ׀'a.ze.Re.nuH5826,O Godאֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י'e.Lo.HeiH430of our salvationיִשְׁעֵ֗נוּyish.'E.nuH3468,forעַל־ דְּבַ֥ר'al- de.VarH5921 H1697the gloryכְּבֽוֹד־ke.Vod-H3519of Your nameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034;deliver usוְהַצִּילֵ֥נוּve.ha.tzi.Le.nuH5337and atoneוְכַפֵּ֥רve.kha.PerH3722forעַל־'al-H5921our sinsחַ֝טֹּאתֵ֗ינוּcha.to.Tei.nuH2403,for the sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of Your nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034.

10Whyלָ֤מָּה׀La.mahH4100should the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֮ha.go.YimH1471askיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559, “Whereאַיֵּ֪ה'ai.YehH346is their Godאֱֽלֹהֵ֫יהֶ֥ם'elo.Hei.HemH430?”Before our eyesלְעֵינֵ֑ינוּle.'ei.Nei.nuH5869,make knownיִוָּדַ֣עyi.va.Da'H3045among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֣םba.go.YimH1471Your vengeanceנִ֝קְמַ֗תnik.MatH5360for the bloodshedדַּֽם־ הַשָּׁפֽוּךְ׃dam- ha.sha.FukhH1818 H8210of Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֥יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.

11May the groansאֶנְקַ֪ת'en.KatH603of the captivesאָ֫סִ֥יר'a.SirH616reach Youתָּ֤ב֣וֹא לְפָנֶיךָ֮ta.Vo' le.fa.nei.KhaH935 H6440;by the strengthכְּגֹ֥דֶלke.Go.delH1433of Your armזְרוֹעֲךָ֑ze.ro.'a.KhaH2220preserveה֝וֹתֵ֗רho.TerH3498those condemnedבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121to deathתְמוּתָֽה׃te.mu.TahH8546.

12Pay backוְהָ֘שֵׁ֤בve.Ha.ShevH7725intoאֶל־'el-H413the lapsחֵיקָ֑םchei.KamH2436of our neighborsלִשְׁכֵנֵ֣ינוּlish.khe.Nei.nuH7934sevenfoldשִׁ֭בְעָתַיִםShiv.'a.ta.yimH7659the reproachחֶרְפָּ֘תָ֤םcher.Pa.TamH2781אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834they hurled at Youחֵרְפ֣וּךָche.re.Fu.khaH2778,O Lordאֲדֹנָֽי׃'a.do.NaiH136.

13Then weוַאֲנַ֤חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587Your peopleעַמְּךָ֨׀'a.me.KhaH5971,the sheepוְצֹ֥אןve.TzonH6629of Your pastureמַרְעִיתֶךָ֮mar.'i.te.KhaH4830,will thankנ֤וֹדֶ֥הno.DehH3034Youforeverלְע֫וֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769;from generationלְדֹ֥רle.DorH1755to generationוָדֹ֑רva.DorH1755we will declareנְ֝סַפֵּ֗רne.sa.PerH5608Your praiseתְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃te.hi.la.Te.khaH8416.

(Psalm 74:1–23; Jeremiah 52:1–11)

A Psalm of Asaph.

Commentaries on Psalms 79