Psalms 79

Grieving over the Destruction of Jerusalem, and Prayer for Help.

A Psalm of Asaph.

1GodH430, 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 to the birdsH5775 of the skyH8064 as foodH3978, The fleshH1320 of Your godlyH2623 onesH2623 to the animalsH2421 of the earthH776.3They have pouredH8210 outH8210 their bloodH1818 like waterH4325 allH5439 aroundH5439 JerusalemH3389; And thereH369 wasH369 7noH369 oneH369 to buryH6912 them.4We haveH1961 becomeH1961 a 8disgraceH2781 before our neighborsH7934, An object of derisionH3933 and ridiculeH7047 to those aroundH5439 us.59HowH4100 longH5704, LordH3068? Will You be angryH599 foreverH5331? Will Your 10jealousyH7068 11burnH1197 likeH3644 fireH784?612PourH8210 outH8210 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 17settlementH5116.

818Do not 19holdH2142 us responsibleH2142 for 20the guiltyH5771 deedsH5771 of our forefathersH7223; Let Your compassionH7356 comeH6923 quicklyH4118 toH6923 21meetH6923 us, For we have 22becomeH1809 veryH3966 lowH1809.923HelpH5826 us, GodH430 of our salvationH3468, for the gloryH3519 of 24Your nameH8034; And saveH5337 us and 2526forgiveH3722 our sinsH2403 27for the sakeH4616 of Your nameH8034.1028WhyH4100 should the nationsH1471 sayH559, “WhereH346 is their GodH430?” Let 29vengeanceH5360 for the bloodH1818 of Your servantsH5650 which has been shedH8210 Be knownH3045 among the nationsH1471 in our sightH5869.11Let 30the groaningH603 of the prisonerH615 comeH935 beforeH6440 You; According to the greatnessH1433 of Your 31powerH2220, letH3498 32thoseH1121 who are 33doomedH1121 to dieH8546 remainH3498.12And returnH7725 to our neighborsH7934 34sevenH7659 timesH7659 as much 35into their lapH2436 Their 36tauntsH2781 with whichH834 they have tauntedH2778 You, 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.