Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 79:1-7

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.

Read all of Psalms 79

Commentaries on Psalms 79