Thematic Bible

Psalm 79:1

A Psalm of Asaph.
O God, the nations have invaded Your inheritance;
They have defiled Your holy temple;
They have laid Jerusalem in ruins.

Psalm 79:2

They have given the dead bodies of Your servants for food to the birds of the heavens,
The flesh of Your godly ones to the beasts of the earth.

Psalm 79:3

They have poured out their blood like water round about Jerusalem;
And there was no one to bury them.

Psalm 79:4

We have become a reproach to our neighbors,
A scoffing and derision to those around us.

Psalm 79:5

How long, O Lord? Will You be angry forever?
Will Your jealousy burn like fire?

Psalm 79:6

Pour out Your wrath upon the nations which do not know You,
And upon the kingdoms which do not call upon Your name.

Psalm 79:7

For they have devoured Jacob
And laid waste his habitation.

Psalm 79:8

Do not remember the iniquities of our forefathers against us;
Let Your compassion come quickly to meet us,
For we are brought very low.

Psalm 79:9

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name;
And deliver us and forgive our sins for Your name’s sake.

Psalm 79:10

Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”
Let there be known among the nations in our sight,
Vengeance for the blood of Your servants which has been shed.

Psalm 79:11

Let the groaning of the prisoner come before You;
According to the greatness of Your power preserve those who are doomed to die.

Psalm 79:12

And return to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom
The reproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord.

Psalm 79:13

So we Your people and the sheep of Your pasture
Will give thanks to You forever;
To all generations we will tell of Your praise.