Psalms 79

1 A psalm of Asaph O God they have come [the] nations - in inheritance your they have made unclean [the] temple of holiness your they have made Jerusalem into heaps of ruins.

A Psalm. Of Asaph. O God, the nations have come into your heritage; they have made your holy Temple unclean; they have made Jerusalem a mass of broken walls.

2 They have given [the] corpse[s] of servants your food to [the] bird[s] of the heavens [the] flesh faithful [people] your to [the] animal[s] of [the] earth.

They have given the bodies of your servants as food to the birds of the air, and the flesh of your saints to the beasts of the earth.

3 They have poured out blood their - like water round about Jerusalem and there not [was one who] buried [them].

Their blood has been flowing like water round about Jerusalem; there was no one to put them in their last resting-place.

4 We have become a reproach to neighbors our mockery and derision to [those] around us.

We are looked down on by our neighbours, we are laughed at and made sport of by those who are round us.

5 Until when? O Yahweh will you be angry? to perpetuity will it burn? like fire jealousy your.

How long, O Lord? will you be angry for ever? will your wrath go on burning like fire?

6 Pour out anger your against the nations which not they know you and on kingdoms which on name your not they call.

Let your wrath be on the nations who have no knowledge of you, and on the kingdoms who have not made prayer to your name.

7 For it has consumed Jacob and habitation its they have devastated.

For they have taken Jacob for their meat, and made waste his house.

8 May not you remember to us iniquities former [surely] quickly may they come to meet us compassion your for we have become low exceedingly.

Do not keep in mind against us the sins of our fathers; let your mercy come to us quickly, for we have been made very low.

9 Help us - O God of salvation our on [the] matter of [the] glory of name your and deliver us and atone on sins our for [the] sake of name your.

Give us help, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; take us out of danger and give us forgiveness for our sins, because of your name.

10 Why? - will they say the nations where? [is] God their let it be known (among the nations *Q(k)*) to eyes our [the] vengeance of [the] blood of servants your poured out.

Why may the nations say, Where is their God? Let payment for the blood of your servants be made openly among the nations before our eyes.

11 May it come before you [the] groaning of [the] prisoner according to [the] greatness of arm your leave over [the] sons of death.

Let the cry of the prisoner come before you; with your strong arm make free the children of death;

12 And repay to neighbors our sevenfold into bosom their reproach their which they reproached you O Lord.

And give punishment seven times over into the breast of our neighbours for the bitter words which they have said against you, O Lord.

13 And we people your - and [the] sheep of pasture your we will give thanks to you for ever to a generation and a generation we will recount praise your.

So we your people, and the sheep of your flock, will give you glory for ever: we will go on praising you through all generations.