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.

O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.

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.

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

Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.

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

We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

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

How long, Yhwh? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn 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.

Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.

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

For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.

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.

O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily come to us: for we are brought 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.

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 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.

Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.

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 sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;

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

And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, 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 thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.