PSALM 79
A Psalm of Asaph.
1 O God,
the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled;
they have laid Jerusalem on heaps. 2 The dead bodies of thy
servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the
flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth. 3 Their blood
have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to
bury them. 4 We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a
scorn and derision to them that are round about us. 5 How long,
LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
6Pour out
thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that
have not called upon thy name. 7 For they have devoured Jacob, and
laid waste his dwelling place. 8 O remember not against us formera
iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very
low. 9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy
name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake. 10
Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known
among the heathen in our sight by the revengingb of the blood of
thy servants which is shed. 11 Let the sighing of the
prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve
thou those that are appointed to die; 12 And render unto our
neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have
reproached thee, O Lord. 13 So we thy people and sheep of thy
pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to allc
generations.
The Holy Bible
King James Version
The Holy Bible : King James Version. 1995. Oak
Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
a former...:
or, the iniquities of them that were before us
b revenging:
Heb. vengeance
c to
all...: Heb. to generation and generation
