Psalms 79
79
PSALM 79
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
A Psalm of Asaph.
1O God, the heathen enter'd have
thine heritage; by them
Defiled is thy house: on heaps
they laid Jerusalem.
2The bodies of thy servants they
have cast forth to be meat
To rav'nous fowls; thy dear saints' flesh
they gave to beasts to eat.
3Their blood about Jerusalem
like water they have shed;
And there was none to bury them
when they were slain and dead.
4Unto our neighbours a reproach
most base become are we;
A scorn and laughingstock to them
that round about us be.
5How long, Lord, shall thine anger last?
wilt thou still keep the same?
And shall thy fervent jealousy
burn like unto a flame?
6On heathen pour thy fury forth,
that have thee never known,
And on those kingdoms which thy name
have never call'd upon.
7For these are they who Jacob have
devoured cruelly;
And they his habitation
have caused waste to lie.
8Against us mind not former sins;
thy tender mercies show;
Let them prevent us speedily,
for we're brought very low.
9For thy name's glory help us, Lord,
who hast our Saviour been:
Deliver us; for thy name's sake,
O purge away our sin.
10Why say the heathen, Where's their God?
let him to them be known;
When those who shed thy servants' blood
are in our sight o'erthrown.
11O let the pris'ner's sighs ascend
before thy sight on high;
Preserve those in thy mighty pow'r
that are design'd to die.
12And to our neighbours' bosom cause
it sev'n-fold render'd be,
Ev'n the reproach wherewith they have,
O Lord, reproached thee.
13So we thy folk, and pasture-sheep,
shall give thee thanks always;
And unto generations all
we will shew forth thy praise.
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Psalms 79
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Psalm 79
Grieving over the Destruction of Jerusalem, and Prayer for Help.
A Psalm of Asaph.
1God, the nations have #79:1 Lit come intoinvaded Your inheritance;
They have defiled Your holy temple;
They have laid Jerusalem in ruins.
2They have given the dead bodies of Your servants to the birds of the sky as food,
The flesh of Your godly ones to the animals of the earth.
3They have poured out their blood like water all around Jerusalem;
And there was no one to bury them.
4We have become a disgrace before our neighbors,
An object of derision and ridicule to those around us.
5How long, Lord? Will You be angry forever?
Will Your jealousy burn like fire?
6Pour out Your wrath upon the nations which do not know You,
And upon the kingdoms which do not call upon Your name.
7For they have devoured Jacob
And laid waste his #79:7 Lit pasturesettlement.
8¶Do not #79:8 Lit remember against ushold us responsible for #79:8 Or our former sinsthe guilty deeds of our forefathers;
Let Your compassion come quickly to meet us,
For we have become very low.
9Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name;
And save us and #79:9 Lit cover over, atone forforgive our sins for the sake of Your name.
10Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”
Let vengeance for the blood of Your servants which has been shed
Be known among the nations in our sight.
11Let the groaning of the prisoner come before You;
According to the greatness of Your #79:11 Lit armpower, let #79:11 Lit the sons of deaththose who are doomed to die remain.
12And return to our neighbors seven times as much into their lap
Their taunts with which they have taunted You, Lord.
13So we Your people and the sheep of Your #79:13 Or pasturingpasture
Will give thanks to You forever;
To all generations we will tell of Your praise.
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