Psalms 79

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

A Psalm of Asaph.

1O GodH430, the 1nationsH1471 have 2invadedH935 3Your inheritanceH5159; They have defiledH2930 Your 4holyH6944 templeH1964; They have 5laidH7760 JerusalemH3389 in ruinsH5856.2They have givenH5414 the 6deadH5038 bodiesH5038 of Your servantsH5650 for foodH3978 to the birdsH5775 of the heavensH8064, The fleshH1320 of Your godlyH2623 onesH2623 to the beastsH2421 of the earthH776.3They have pouredH8210 out their bloodH1818 like waterH4325 roundH5439 aboutH5439 JerusalemH3389; And thereH369 was 7noH369 oneH369 to buryH6912 them.4We haveH1961 becomeH1961 a 8reproachH2781 to our neighborsH7934, A scoffingH3933 and derisionH7047 to those aroundH5439 us.59HowH4100 longH5704, O LordH3068? Will You be angryH599 foreverH5331? Will Your 10jealousyH7068 11burnH1197 likeH3644 fireH784?612PourH8210 out Your wrathH2534 upon the nationsH1471 whichH834 13do not knowH3045 You, And upon the kingdomsH4467 whichH834 14do not callH7121 upon Your nameH8034.7For they have 15devouredH398 JacobH3290 And 16laidH8074 wasteH8074 his 17habitationH5116.

818Do not rememberH2142 19the iniquitiesH5771 of our forefathersH7223 against us; Let Your compassionH7356 comeH6923 quicklyH4118 to 20meetH6923 us, For we are 21broughtH1809 veryH3966 lowH1809.922HelpH5826 us, O GodH430 of our salvationH3468, for the gloryH3519 of 23Your nameH8034; And deliverH5337 us and 2425forgiveH3722 our sinsH2403 26for Your name’sH8034 sakeH4616.1027WhyH4100 should the nationsH1471 sayH559, “WhereH346 is their GodH430?” Let there be knownH3045 among the nationsH1471 in our sightH5869, 28VengeanceH5360 for the bloodH1818 of Your servantsH5650 which has been shedH8210.11Let 29the groaningH603 of the prisonerH615 comeH935 beforeH6440 You; According to the greatnessH1433 of Your 30powerH2220 preserveH3498 31thoseH1121 whoH1121 are 32doomedH1121 to dieH8546.12And returnH7725 to our neighborsH7934 33sevenfoldH7659 34into their bosomH2436 35The 36reproachH2781 with whichH834 they have reproachedH2778 You, O LordH136.13So we Your peopleH5971 and the 37sheepH6629 of Your 38pastureH4830 Will 39giveH3034 thanksH3034 to You foreverH5769; To allH1755 generationsH1755 we will 40tellH5608 of Your praiseH8416.