Revised Version 1895

Psalms 79

A Psalm of Asaph.

1OGodאֱֽלֹהִ֡ים'elo.HimH430, the heathen arecomeבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935intoH935thineinheritanceבְּֽנַחֲלָתֶ֗ךָbe.na.cha.la.Te.khaH5159; thyholyקָדְשֶׁ֑ךָkod.She.chaH6944templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964have theydefiledטִ֭מְּאוּTi.me.'uH2930; they havelaidשָׂ֖מוּSa.muH7760Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֣םye.ru.sha.LimH3389on heaps.

2Thedeadנִבְלַ֬תniv.LatH5038bodiesH1320of thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֗יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650have theygivenנָֽתְנ֡וּna.te.NuH5414to bemeatH1320unto the fowls of theheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, thefleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320of thy saints unto thebeastsלְחַיְתוֹ־le.chay.tov-H2416of theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

3Theirbloodדָמָ֨ם׀da.MamH1818have theyshedשָׁפְכ֬וּsha.fe.KhuH8210likewaterכַּמַּ֗יִםka.Ma.yimH4325roundסְֽבִ֘יב֤וֹתse.Vi.VotH5439aboutH5439Jerusalemיְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389; and there wasnoneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369toburyקוֹבֵֽר׃ko.VerH6912them.

4We arebecomeהָיִ֣ינוּha.Yi.nuH1961areproachחֶ֭רְפָּהCher.pahH2781to our neighbours, ascornH2781andderisionלַ֥עַגLa.'agH3933to them that areroundH5439aboutH1961usH5439.

5Howמָ֣הmahH4100longעַד־'ad-H5704, OLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068, wilt thou beangryתֶּאֱנַ֣ףte.'e.NafH599foreverלָנֶ֑צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331? shall thyjealousyקִנְאָתֶֽךָ׃kin.'a.Te.chaH7068burnתִּבְעַ֥רtiv.'ArH1197likefireאֵ֝֗שׁ'EshH784?

6Pourשְׁפֹ֤ךְshe.FokhH8210outH8210thywrathחֲמָתְךָ֨cha.ma.te.KhaH2534uponH5921the heathen thatknowיְדָ֫ע֥וּךָye.Da.'U.khaH3045theenotלֹא־lo'-H3808, anduponH5921thekingdomsמַמְלָכ֑וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467thatcallקָרָֽאוּ׃ka.Ra.'uH7121notלֹ֣אlo'H3808uponH5921thynameבְּ֝שִׁמְךָ֗be.shim.khaH8034.

7For they havedevouredאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290, andlaidH8074wasteH8074his habitation.

8Rememberתִּזְכָּר־tiz.kor-H2142notH408againstH3966usH3588theiniquitiesעֲוֹנֹ֪ת'a.vo.NotH5771of ourforefathersרִאשֹׁ֫נִ֥יםri.Sho.NimH7223:letH408thy tendermerciesרַחֲמֶ֑יךָra.cha.Mei.khaH7356speedily preventusH3588: forweH3588arebroughtH1809veryH3966lowדַלּ֣וֹנוּda.Lo.nuH1809.

9Helpעָזְרֵ֤נוּ׀'a.ze.Re.nuH5826usעַל־'al-H5921, OGodאֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י'e.Lo.HeiH430of oursalvationיִשְׁעֵ֗נוּyish.'E.nuH3468, for thegloryכְּבֽוֹד־ke.Vod-H3519of thynameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034: anddeliverוְהַצִּילֵ֥נוּve.ha.tzi.Le.nuH5337usעַל־'al-H5921, and purgeawayH5337oursinsחַ֝טֹּאתֵ֗ינוּcha.to.Tei.nuH2403, for thyname’sשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616.

10Wherefore should the heathensayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559,Whereאַיֵּ֪ה'ai.YehH346is theirGodאֱֽלֹהֵ֫יהֶ֥ם'elo.Hei.HemH430? let the revenging of thebloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818of thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֥יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650whichH1471isshedהַשָּׁפֽוּךְ׃ha.sha.FukhH8210beknownיִוָּדַ֣עyi.va.Da'H3045among the heathen in oursightלְעֵינֵ֑ינוּle.'ei.Nei.nuH5869.

11LetH3498the sighing of theprisonerאָ֫סִ֥יר'a.SirH616comeתָּ֤ב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935beforeלְפָנֶיךָ֮le.fa.nei.KhaH6440thee; according to thegreatnessכְּגֹ֥דֶלke.Go.delH1433of thypowerזְרוֹעֲךָ֑ze.ro.'a.KhaH2220preserveH3498thouthoseבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121that are appointed todeathתְמוּתָֽה׃te.mu.TahH8546;

12Andrenderוְהָ֘שֵׁ֤בve.Ha.ShevH7725unto our neighbourssevenfoldשִׁ֭בְעָתַיִםShiv.'a.ta.yimH7659intoאֶל־'el-H413theirbosomחֵיקָ֑םchei.KamH2436theirreproachחֶרְפָּ֘תָ֤םcher.Pa.TamH2781, wherewith they have reproached thee, OLordאֲדֹנָֽי׃'a.do.NaiH136.

13Soנְ֝סַפֵּ֗רne.sa.PerH5608weH587thypeopleעַמְּךָ֨׀'a.me.KhaH5971andsheepוְצֹ֥אןve.TzonH6629of thypastureמַרְעִיתֶךָ֮mar.'i.te.KhaH4830willgiveנ֤וֹדֶ֥הno.DehH3034theethanksH3034foreverלְע֫וֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769:weH587will shew forth thypraiseתְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃te.hi.la.Te.khaH8416toallלְדֹ֥רle.DorH1755generationsוָדֹ֑רva.DorH1755.

Commentaries on Psalms 79

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain