Thematic Bible
Psalm 79:1 (show verse)
A psalm of Asaph.God, the nations have invaded Your inheritance,
desecrated Your holy temple,
and turned Jerusalem into ruins.
desecrated Your holy temple,
and turned Jerusalem into ruins.
Psalm 79:2 (show verse)
to the birds of the sky for food,
the flesh of Your godly ones
to the beasts of the earth.
Psalm 79:3 (show verse)
like water all around Jerusalem,
and there was no one to bury them.
Psalm 79:4 (show verse)
to our neighbors,
a source of mockery and ridicule
to those around us.
Psalm 79:5 (show verse)
Will Your jealousy keep burning like fire?
Psalm 79:6 (show verse)
that don’t acknowledge You,
on the kingdoms that don’t call on Your name,
Psalm 79:7 (show verse)
and devastated his homeland.
Psalm 79:8 (show verse)
let Your compassion come to us quickly,
for we have become weak.
Psalm 79:9 (show verse)
for the glory of Your name.
Deliver us and atone for
because of Your name.
Psalm 79:10 (show verse)
“Where is their God?”
Before our eyes,
let vengeance for the shed blood of Your servants
be known among the nations.
Psalm 79:11 (show verse)
according to Your great power,
preserve those condemned to die.
Psalm 79:12 (show verse)
the reproach they have hurled at You, Lord.
Psalm 79:13 (show verse)
will thank You forever;
we will declare Your praise
to generation after generation.