New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 79

A Lament over the Destruction of Jerusalem, and Prayer for Help.

A Psalm of Asaph.

1O Godאֱֽלֹהִ֡ים'elo.HimH430, thenationsגוֹיִ֨ם׀go.YimH1471haveinvadedבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935Your inheritanceבְּֽנַחֲלָתֶ֗ךָbe.na.cha.la.Te.khaH5159;They have defiledטִ֭מְּאוּTi.me.'uH2930Yourholyקָדְשֶׁ֑ךָkod.She.chaH6944templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964; They havelaidשָׂ֖מוּSa.muH7760Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֣םye.ru.sha.LimH3389in ruinsלְעִיִּֽים׃le.'i.YimH5856.

2They have givenנָֽתְנ֡וּna.te.NuH5414thedeadH5038bodiesH5038of Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֗יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650for foodמַ֭אֲכָלMa.'a.kholH3978to the birdsלְע֣וֹףle.'ofH5775of the heavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,The fleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320of Your godlyH2623onesH2623to the beastsH2421of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

3They have pouredשָׁפְכ֬וּsha.fe.KhuH8210out their bloodדָמָ֨ם׀da.MamH1818like waterכַּמַּ֗יִםka.Ma.yimH4325roundסְֽבִ֘יב֤וֹתse.Vi.VotH5439aboutH5439Jerusalemיְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;And thereH369wasnoH369oneH369to buryקוֹבֵֽר׃ko.VerH6912them.

4We haveH1961becomeהָיִ֣ינוּha.Yi.nuH1961areproachחֶ֭רְפָּהCher.pahH2781to our neighborsלִשְׁכֵנֵ֑ינוּlish.khe.Nei.nuH7934,A scoffingלַ֥עַגLa.'agH3933and derisionוָ֝קֶ֗לֶסva.Ke.lesH7047to those aroundלִסְבִיבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃lis.vi.vo.Tei.nuH5439us.

5Howמָ֣הmahH4100longעַד־'ad-H5704, O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068?Will You be angryתֶּאֱנַ֣ףte.'e.NafH599foreverלָנֶ֑צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331? Will Yourjealousyקִנְאָתֶֽךָ׃kin.'a.Te.chaH7068burnתִּבְעַ֥רtiv.'ArH1197likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644fireאֵ֝֗שׁ'EshH784?

6Pourשְׁפֹ֤ךְshe.FokhH8210out Your wrathחֲמָתְךָ֨cha.ma.te.KhaH2534upon the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֮ha.go.YimH1471whichאֲשֶׁ֪ר'a.SherH834do not knowיְדָ֫ע֥וּךָye.Da.'U.khaH3045You,And upon the kingdomsמַמְלָכ֑וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834do not callקָרָֽאוּ׃ka.Ra.'uH7121upon Your nameבְּ֝שִׁמְךָ֗be.shim.khaH8034.

7For they havedevouredאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290AndlaidH8074wasteH8074hishabitationנָוֵ֥הוּna.Ve.huH5116.

8Do not rememberתִּזְכָּר־tiz.kor-H2142the iniquitiesעֲוֹנֹ֪ת'a.vo.NotH5771of ourforefathersרִאשֹׁ֫נִ֥יםri.Sho.NimH7223against us;Let Your compassionרַחֲמֶ֑יךָra.cha.Mei.khaH7356comeיְקַדְּמ֣וּנוּye.ka.de.Mu.nuH6923quicklyH4118tomeetH6923us, For we arebroughtH1809veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966lowדַלּ֣וֹנוּda.Lo.nuH1809.

9Helpעָזְרֵ֤נוּ׀'a.ze.Re.nuH5826us, O Godאֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י'e.Lo.HeiH430of our salvationיִשְׁעֵ֗נוּyish.'E.nuH3468,for the gloryכְּבֽוֹד־ke.Vod-H3519ofYour nameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034;And deliverוְהַצִּילֵ֥נוּve.ha.tzi.Le.nuH5337us andforgiveוְכַפֵּ֥רve.kha.PerH3722our sinsחַ֝טֹּאתֵ֗ינוּcha.to.Tei.nuH2403for Your name’sשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616.

10Whyלָ֤מָּה׀La.mahH4100should the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֮ha.go.YimH1471sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559, “Whereאַיֵּ֪ה'ai.YehH346is their Godאֱֽלֹהֵ֫יהֶ֥ם'elo.Hei.HemH430?”Let there be knownיִוָּדַ֣עyi.va.Da'H3045among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֣םba.go.YimH1471in our sightלְעֵינֵ֑ינוּle.'ei.Nei.nuH5869,Vengeanceנִ֝קְמַ֗תnik.MatH5360for the bloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818of Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֥יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650which has been shedהַשָּׁפֽוּךְ׃ha.sha.FukhH8210.

11Letthe groaningאֶנְקַ֪ת'en.KatH603of the prisonerH615comeתָּ֤ב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935beforeלְפָנֶיךָ֮le.fa.nei.KhaH6440You;According to the greatnessכְּגֹ֥דֶלke.Go.delH1433of Yourpowerזְרוֹעֲךָ֑ze.ro.'a.KhaH2220preserveה֝וֹתֵ֗רho.TerH3498thoseH1121whoH1121aredoomedH1121to dieתְמוּתָֽה׃te.mu.TahH8546.

12And returnוְהָ֘שֵׁ֤בve.Ha.ShevH7725to our neighborsלִשְׁכֵנֵ֣ינוּlish.khe.Nei.nuH7934sevenfoldשִׁ֭בְעָתַיִםShiv.'a.ta.yimH7659into their bosomחֵיקָ֑םchei.KamH2436Thereproachחֶרְפָּ֘תָ֤םcher.Pa.TamH2781with whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834they have reproachedחֵרְפ֣וּךָche.re.Fu.khaH2778You, O Lordאֲדֹנָֽי׃'a.do.NaiH136.

13So we Your peopleעַמְּךָ֨׀'a.me.KhaH5971and thesheepוְצֹ֥אןve.TzonH6629of Yourpastureמַרְעִיתֶךָ֮mar.'i.te.KhaH4830Willgiveנ֤וֹדֶ֥הno.DehH3034thanksH3034to You foreverלְע֫וֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769;To allלְדֹ֥רle.DorH1755generationsוָדֹ֑רva.DorH1755we willtellנְ֝סַפֵּ֗רne.sa.PerH5608of Your praiseתְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃te.hi.la.Te.khaH8416.

A Lament over the Destruction of Jerusalem, and Prayer for Help.

A Psalm of Asaph.

Commentaries on Psalms 79