Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 79:1-3

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.

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