Psalms 79
79
A Lament for Jerusalem after Its Destruction
A psalm of Asaph.#The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm
1O God, the nations have entered your inheritance;
they have defiled your holy temple;
they have reduced Jerusalem to ruins.
2They have given the bodies of your servants
as food for the birds of the heavens,
the flesh of your faithful to the beasts of the earth.
3They have poured out their blood like water
all around Jerusalem,
and there was none to bury them.
4We have become a taunt to our neighbors,
a derision and a scorn to those around us.
5How long, O Yahweh? Will you be angry forever?
Will your jealousy burn like fire?
6Pour out your anger on the nations
that do not know you,
and on the kingdoms
that do not call on your name,
7because they#Hebrew “he” have devoured Jacob
and have laid waste his habitation.
8Do not remember against us former iniquities;
let your mercies meet us quickly
because we are brought very low.
9Help us, O God of our salvation,
for the glory of your name;
and deliver us and forgive#Hebrew “make atonement for” our sins
for the sake of your name.
10Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”
Let it#That is, God’s name be known among the nations before our eyes,
by the avenging of the blood of your servants
that was poured out.
11Let the groaning of the prisoner come before you.
According to the greatness of your power,#Literally “arm”
spare#Or “leave a remnant of” the children appointed to death.
12And return to our neighbors sevenfold upon them#Hebrew “into their bosom”
their taunts with which they taunted you, O Lord.
13Then we, your people and the flock of your pasture,
we will give thanks to you forever.
Generation after generation#Literally “to a generation and a generation”
we will tell of your praise.
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Psalm 79
79
How Long, O Lord?
A Psalm of #Ps. 50, titleAsaph.
1O God, #Lam. 1:10 the nations have come into your #Ex. 15:17; See Ps. 74:2 inheritance;
they have defiled your #[Ps. 74:7] holy temple;
they have #Jer. 26:18; Mic. 3:12; [2 Kgs. 25:9, 10]; 2 Chr. 36:19laid Jerusalem in ruins.
2They have given #Deut. 28:26; Jer. 7:33; 16:4; 19:7; 34:20 the bodies of your servants
to the birds of the heavens for food,
the flesh of your #See Ps. 50:5 faithful to #Ps. 74:19the beasts of the earth.
3They have poured out their blood like water
all around Jerusalem,
and there was #Jer. 14:16; [2 Kgs. 9:10]no one to bury them.
4We have become #Dan. 9:16; See Ps. 44:13a taunt to our neighbors,
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Dan. 9:16; See Ps. 44:13 mocked and derided by those around us.
5 # [Ps. 74:10; 80:4] How long, O Lord? Will you be angry #[Ps. 74:1; 85:5]; See Ps. 13:1 forever?
Will your #Ps. 78:58 jealousy #Ps. 78:21; 89:46burn like fire?
6 # Cited Jer. 10:25; [Zeph. 3:8] Pour out your anger on the nations
that #2 Thess. 1:8 do not know you,
and on the kingdoms
that #See Ps. 14:4do not call upon your name!
7For they have devoured Jacob
and laid waste his habitation.
8 #
Isa. 64:9 Do not remember against us #Jer. 11:10 our former iniquities;#79:8 Or the iniquities of former generations
let your compassion come speedily to meet us,
for we are #Ps. 116:6; 142:6brought very low.
9 #
2 Chr. 14:11 Help us, O God of our salvation,
for the glory of your name;
deliver us, and #See Ps. 65:3 atone for our sins,
for your #Jer. 14:7, 21; See Ps. 23:3name’s sake!
10 # See Ps. 42:3 Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”
Let #See Ps. 94:1the avenging of the outpoured blood of your servants
be known among the nations before our eyes!
11Let #Ps. 102:20 the groans of the prisoners come before you;
according to your great power, preserve those #[1 Sam. 20:31]doomed to die!
12Return #Gen. 4:15, 24; Lev. 26:21, 28; Prov. 6:31 sevenfold into the #Isa. 65:6, 7; Jer. 32:18 lap of our neighbors
the #See Ps. 74:10taunts with which they have taunted you, O Lord!
13But we your people, the #See Ps. 74:1 sheep of your pasture,
will #Isa. 43:21give thanks to you forever;
from generation to generation we will recount your praise.
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