Psalms 79
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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
79
A Lament for Jerusalem after Its Destruction
A psalm of Asaph.#The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm
1O God, the nations have entered your inheritance;
they have defiled your holy temple;
they have reduced Jerusalem to ruins.
2They have given the bodies of your servants
as food for the birds of the heavens,
the flesh of your faithful to the beasts of the earth.
3They have poured out their blood like water
all around Jerusalem,
and there was none to bury them.
4We have become a taunt to our neighbors,
a derision and a scorn to those around us.
5How long, O Yahweh? Will you be angry forever?
Will your jealousy burn like fire?
6Pour out your anger on the nations
that do not know you,
and on the kingdoms
that do not call on your name,
7because they#Hebrew “he” have devoured Jacob
and have laid waste his habitation.
8Do not remember against us former iniquities;
let your mercies meet us quickly
because we are brought very low.
9Help us, O God of our salvation,
for the glory of your name;
and deliver us and forgive#Hebrew “make atonement for” our sins
for the sake of your name.
10Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”
Let it#That is, God’s name be known among the nations before our eyes,
by the avenging of the blood of your servants
that was poured out.
11Let the groaning of the prisoner come before you.
According to the greatness of your power,#Literally “arm”
spare#Or “leave a remnant of” the children appointed to death.
12And return to our neighbors sevenfold upon them#Hebrew “into their bosom”
their taunts with which they taunted you, O Lord.
13Then we, your people and the flock of your pasture,
we will give thanks to you forever.
Generation after generation#Literally “to a generation and a generation”
we will tell of your praise.
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