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
Faith amid Confusion
A psalm of Asaph. # 1Ch 16:5,7
1God, the nations have invaded Your inheritance,
desecrated Your holy temple,
and turned Jerusalem into ruins. # Jr 26:18; Lm 1:10; Mc 3:12
2They gave the corpses of Your servants
to the birds of the sky for food,
the flesh of Your godly ones
to the beasts of the earth. # Dt 28:26; Jr 7:33; 16:4
3They poured out their blood
like water all around Jerusalem,
and there was no one to bury them. # Jr 14:16; 16:4; 22:19
4We have become an object of reproach
to our neighbors,
a source of mockery and ridicule
to those around us. # Ps 44:13-14; 80:6; Dn 9:16
5How long, Yahweh? Will You be angry forever?
Will Your jealousy keep burning like fire? # Ps 74:10; 78:58; 80:4
6Pour out Your wrath on the nations
that don’t acknowledge You,
on the kingdoms that don’t call on Your name, # Ps 14:4; Jr 10:25
7for they have devoured Jacob
and devastated his homeland. # Ps 53:4
8Do not hold past sins # Or hold the sins of past generations against us;
let Your compassion come to us quickly,
for we have become weak. # Ps 142:6; Is 64:9
9God of our salvation, help us # 1Ch 16:35; Ps 85:4 —
for the glory of Your name.
Deliver us and atone for # Or and wipe out, or and forgive our sins,
because of Your name. # Ps 25:11; 106:8; Jr 14:7
10Why should the nations ask,
“Where is their God? ” # Ps 42:3,10; 115:2
Before our eyes,
let vengeance for the shed blood of Your servants
be known among the nations. # Dt 32:43; Ps 94:1-2; Jr 46:10
11Let the groans of the prisoners reach You;
according to Your great power,
preserve those condemned to die. # Ps 102:20
12Pay back sevenfold to our neighbors # Lv 26:21,28
the reproach they have hurled at You, Lord. # Ps 74:10,18,22
13Then we, Your people, the sheep of Your pasture, # Ps 74:1; 100:3
will thank You forever;
we will declare Your praise
to generation after generation. # Ps 89:1; Is 43:21
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