Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 79

A Psalm of Asaph.of: or, for.

1O Godאֱֽלֹהִ֡ים'elo.HimH430,the heathenגוֹיִ֨ם׀go.YimH1471are comeבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935into thine inheritanceבְּֽנַחֲלָתֶ֗ךָbe.na.cha.la.Te.khaH5159;thy holyקָדְשֶׁ֑ךָkod.She.chaH6944templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964have they defiledטִ֭מְּאוּTi.me.'uH2930;they have laidשָׂ֖מוּSa.muH7760Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֣םye.ru.sha.LimH3389on heapsלְעִיִּֽים׃le.'i.YimH5856.

2The dead bodiesנִבְלַ֬תniv.LatH5038of thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֗יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650have they givenנָֽתְנ֡וּna.te.NuH5414to bemeatמַ֭אֲכָלMa.'a.kholH3978unto the fowlsלְע֣וֹףle.'ofH5775of the heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,the fleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320of thy saintsחֲ֝סִידֶ֗יךָcha.si.Dei.khaH2623unto the beastsלְחַיְתוֹ־le.chay.tov-H2416of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

3Their bloodדָמָ֨ם׀da.MamH1818have they shedשָׁפְכ֬וּsha.fe.KhuH8210like waterכַּמַּ֗יִםka.Ma.yimH4325round aboutסְֽבִ֘יב֤וֹתse.Vi.VotH5439Jerusalemיְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389; and there wasnone to buryקוֹבֵֽר׃ko.VerH6912them.

4We are become a reproachחֶ֭רְפָּהCher.pahH2781to our neighboursלִשְׁכֵנֵ֑ינוּlish.khe.Nei.nuH7934,a scornלַ֥עַגLa.'agH3933and derisionוָ֝קֶ֗לֶסva.Ke.lesH7047to them that are round aboutלִסְבִיבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃lis.vi.vo.Tei.nuH5439us.

5How long, Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068?wilt thou be angryתֶּאֱנַ֣ףte.'e.NafH599for everלָנֶ֑צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331?shall thy jealousyקִנְאָתֶֽךָ׃kin.'a.Te.chaH7068burnתִּבְעַ֥רtiv.'ArH1197like fireאֵ֝֗שׁ'EshH784?

6Pour outשְׁפֹ֤ךְshe.FokhH8210thy wrathחֲמָתְךָ֨cha.ma.te.KhaH2534upon the heathenהַגּוֹיִם֮ha.go.YimH1471that have not knownיְדָ֫ע֥וּךָye.Da.'U.khaH3045thee, and upon the kingdomsמַמְלָכ֑וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467that have not calledקָרָֽאוּ׃ka.Ra.'uH7121upon thy nameבְּ֝שִׁמְךָ֗be.shim.khaH8034.

7For they have devouredאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,and laid wasteהֵשַֽׁמּוּ׃he.Sha.muH8074his dwelling placeנָוֵ֥הוּna.Ve.huH5116.

8O rememberתִּזְכָּר־tiz.kor-H2142not against us formerרִאשֹׁ֫נִ֥יםri.Sho.NimH7223iniquitiesעֲוֹנֹ֪ת'a.vo.NotH5771:let thy tender merciesרַחֲמֶ֑יךָra.cha.Mei.khaH7356speedilyH4118come toיְקַדְּמ֣וּנוּye.ka.de.Mu.nuH6923us: for we are broughtH1809veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966lowדַלּ֣וֹנוּda.Lo.nuH1809.

9Helpעָזְרֵ֤נוּ׀'a.ze.Re.nuH5826us, O Godאֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י'e.Lo.HeiH430of our salvationיִשְׁעֵ֗נוּyish.'E.nuH3468,forדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697the gloryכְּבֽוֹד־ke.Vod-H3519of thy nameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034:and deliverוְהַצִּילֵ֥נוּve.ha.tzi.Le.nuH5337us, and purge awayוְכַפֵּ֥רve.kha.PerH3722our sinsחַ֝טֹּאתֵ֗ינוּcha.to.Tei.nuH2403,for thy name’sשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034sake.

10Wherefore should the heathenהַגּוֹיִם֮ha.go.YimH1471sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559, Where istheir Godאֱֽלֹהֵ֫יהֶ֥ם'elo.Hei.HemH430?let him be knownיִוָּדַ֣עyi.va.Da'H3045among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֣םba.go.YimH1471in our sightלְעֵינֵ֑ינוּle.'ei.Nei.nuH5869bythe revengingנִ֝קְמַ֗תnik.MatH5360of the bloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818of thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֥יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650which isshedהַשָּׁפֽוּךְ׃ha.sha.FukhH8210.

11Let the sighingאֶנְקַ֪ת'en.KatH603of the prisonerH615comeתָּ֤ב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935beforeלְפָנֶיךָ֮le.fa.nei.KhaH6440thee; according to the greatnessכְּגֹ֥דֶלke.Go.delH1433of thy powerזְרוֹעֲךָ֑ze.ro.'a.KhaH2220preserveה֝וֹתֵ֗רho.TerH3498thou those that are appointedבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121to dieתְמוּתָֽה׃te.mu.TahH8546;

12And renderוְהָ֘שֵׁ֤בve.Ha.ShevH7725unto our neighboursלִשְׁכֵנֵ֣ינוּlish.khe.Nei.nuH7934sevenfoldשִׁ֭בְעָתַיִםShiv.'a.ta.yimH7659into their bosomחֵיקָ֑םchei.KamH2436their reproachחֶרְפָּ֘תָ֤םcher.Pa.TamH2781,wherewith they have reproachedחֵרְפ֣וּךָche.re.Fu.khaH2778thee, O Lordאֲדֹנָֽי׃'a.do.NaiH136.

13So we thy peopleעַמְּךָ֨׀'a.me.KhaH5971and sheepוְצֹ֥אןve.TzonH6629of thy pastureמַרְעִיתֶךָ֮mar.'i.te.KhaH4830will give thee thanksנ֤וֹדֶ֥הno.DehH3034for everלְע֫וֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769:we will shew forthנְ֝סַפֵּ֗רne.sa.PerH5608thy praiseתְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃te.hi.la.Te.khaH8416to allלְדֹ֥רle.DorH1755generationsוָדֹ֑רva.DorH1755.

A Psalm of Asaph.of: or, for.

Commentaries on Psalms 79