Psalms 79
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1God, the nations have come into your inheritance. They have defiled your holy temple. They have laid Jerusalem in heaps.
1A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the heathen are come into Thine inheritance; they have defiled Thy holy temple; they have made Jerusalem into heaps.
2They have given the dead bodies of your servants to be food for the birds of the sky, the flesh of your saints to the animals of the earth.
2They have given the dead bodies of Thy servants to be food unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of Thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.
3They have shed their blood like water around Jerusalem. There was no one to bury them.
3They have shed their blood like water round about Jerusalem, with none to bury them.
4We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and derision to those who are around us.
4We are become a taunt to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
5How long, LORD? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire?
5How long, O LORD, wilt Thou be angry for ever? How long will Thy jealousy burn like fire?
6Pour out your wrath on the nations that don’t know you, on the kingdoms that don’t call on your name,
6Pour out Thy wrath upon the nations that know Thee not, and upon the kingdoms that call not upon Thy name.
7for they have devoured Jacob, and destroyed his homeland.
7For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his habitation.
8Don’t hold the iniquities of our forefathers against us. Let your tender mercies speedily meet us, for we are in desperate need.
8Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers; let Thy compassions speedily come to meet us; for we are brought very low.
9Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of your name. Deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name’s sake.
9Help us, O God of our salvation, for the sake of the glory of Thy name; and deliver us, and forgive our sins, for Thy name's sake.
10Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Let it be known among the nations, before our eyes, that vengeance for your servants’ blood is being poured out.
10Wherefore should the nations say: 'Where is their God?' Let the avenging of Thy servants' blood that is shed be made known among the nations in our sight.
11Let the sighing of the prisoner come before you. According to the greatness of your power, preserve those who are sentenced to death.
11Let the groaning of the prisoner come before Thee; according to the greatness of Thy power set free those that are appointed to death;
12Pay back to our neighbors seven times into their bosom their reproach with which they have reproached you, Lord.
12And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached Thee, O Lord.
13So we, your people and sheep of your pasture, will give you thanks forever. We will praise you forever, to all generations.
13So we that are Thy people and the flock of Thy pasture will give Thee thanks for ever; we will tell of Thy praise to all generations.
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