Psalm 79
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1A psalm of Asaph. God, the nations have invaded Your inheritance, desecrated Your holy temple, and turned Jerusalem into ruins. 1A psalm of Asaph. O God, foreigners have invaded your chosen land; they have polluted your holy temple and turned Jerusalem into a heap of ruins.
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. 2They have given the corpses of your servants to the birds of the sky; the flesh of your loyal followers to the beasts of the earth.
3They poured out their blood like water all around Jerusalem, and there was no one to bury them. 3They have made their blood flow like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury them.
4We have become an object of reproach to our neighbors, a source of mockery and ridicule to those around us. 4We have become an object of disdain to our neighbors; those who live on our borders taunt and insult us.
5How long, Yahweh? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy keep burning like fire? 5How long will this go on, O LORD? Will you stay angry forever? How long will your rage burn like fire?
6Pour out Your wrath on the nations that don't acknowledge You, on the kingdoms that don't call on Your name, 6Pour out your anger on the nations that do not acknowledge you, on the kingdoms that do not pray to you!
7for they have devoured Jacob and devastated his homeland. 7For they have devoured Jacob and destroyed his home.
8Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come to us quickly, for we have become weak. 8Do not hold us accountable for the sins of earlier generations! Quickly send your compassion our way, for we are in serious trouble!
9God of our salvation, help us-- for the glory of Your name. Deliver us and atone for our sins, because of Your name. 9Help us, O God, our deliverer! For the sake of your glorious reputation, rescue us! Forgive our sins for the sake of your reputation!
10Why should the nations ask," Where is their God?" Before our eyes, let vengeance for the shed blood of Your servants be known among the nations. 10Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Before our very eyes may the shed blood of your servants be avenged among the nations!
11Let the groans of the prisoners reach You; according to Your great power, preserve those condemned to die. 11Listen to the painful cries of the prisoners! Use your great strength to set free those condemned to die!
12Pay back sevenfold to our neighbors the reproach they have hurled at You, Lord. 12Pay back our neighbors in full! May they be insulted the same way they insulted you, O Lord!
13Then we, Your people, the sheep of Your pasture, will thank You forever; we will declare Your praise to generation after generation. 13Then we, your people, the sheep of your pasture, will continually thank you. We will tell coming generations of your praiseworthy acts.
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Psalm 78
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