Psalms 79
79
A psalm of Asaph.
1O God, pagan nations have conquered your land,
your special possession.
They have defiled your holy Temple
and made Jerusalem a heap of ruins.
2They have left the bodies of your servants
as food for the birds of heaven.
The flesh of your godly ones
has become food for the wild animals.
3Blood has flowed like water all around Jerusalem;
no one is left to bury the dead.
4We are mocked by our neighbors,
an object of scorn and derision to those around us.
5O Lord, how long will you be angry with us? Forever?
How long will your jealousy burn like fire?
6Pour out your wrath on the nations that refuse to acknowledge you—
on kingdoms that do not call upon your name.
7For they have devoured your people Israel,#79:7 Hebrew devoured Jacob. See note on 44:4.
making the land a desolate wilderness.
8Do not hold us guilty for the sins of our ancestors!
Let your compassion quickly meet our needs,
for we are on the brink of despair.
9Help us, O God of our salvation!
Help us for the glory of your name.
Save us and forgive our sins
for the honor of your name.
10Why should pagan nations be allowed to scoff,
asking, “Where is their God?”
Show us your vengeance against the nations,
for they have spilled the blood of your servants.
11Listen to the moaning of the prisoners.
Demonstrate your great power by saving those condemned to die.
12O Lord, pay back our neighbors seven times
for the scorn they have hurled at you.
13Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture,
will thank you forever and ever,
praising your greatness from generation to generation.
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Psalms 79
79
A Prayer for the Nation's Deliverance#Ps 79 Hebrew title: A psalm by Asaph.
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2 Kgs 25.8–10; 2 Chr 36.17–19; Jer 52.12–14 O God, the heathen have invaded your land.
They have desecrated your holy Temple
and left Jerusalem in ruins.
2They left the bodies of your people for the vultures,
the bodies of your servants for wild animals to eat.
3They shed your people's blood like water;
blood flowed like water all through Jerusalem,
and no one was left to bury the dead.
4The surrounding nations insult us;
they laugh at us and mock us.
5 LORD, will you be angry with us for ever?
Will your anger continue to burn like fire?
6Turn your anger on the nations that do not worship you,
on the people who do not pray to you.
7For they have killed your people;
they have ruined your country.
8Do not punish us for the sins of our ancestors.
Have mercy on us now;
we have lost all hope.
9Help us, O God, and save us;
rescue us and forgive our sins
for the sake of your own honour.
10Why should the nations ask us,
“Where is your God?”
Let us see you punish the nations
for shedding the blood of your servants.
11Listen to the groans of the prisoners,
and by your great power free those who are condemned to die.
12Lord, pay the other nations back seven times
for all the insults they have hurled at you.
13Then we, your people, the sheep of your flock,
will thank you for ever
and praise you for all time to come.
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