Thematic Bible
Psalm 79:1 (show verse)
A 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.
Psalm 79:2 (show verse)
They 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.
Psalm 79:3 (show verse)
They have made their blood flow like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury them.
Psalm 79:4 (show verse)
We have become an object of disdain to our neighbors; those who live on our borders taunt and insult us.
Psalm 79:5 (show verse)
How long will this go on, O Lord? Will you stay angry forever? How long will your rage burn like fire?
Psalm 79:6 (show verse)
Pour out your anger on the nations that do not acknowledge you, on the kingdoms that do not pray to you!
Psalm 79:7 (show verse)
For they have devoured Jacob and destroyed his home.
Psalm 79:8 (show verse)
Do not hold us accountable for the sins of earlier generations! Quickly send your compassion our way, for we are in serious trouble!
Psalm 79:9 (show verse)
Help us, O God, our deliverer! For the sake of your glorious reputation, rescue us! Forgive our sins for the sake of your reputation!
Psalm 79:10 (show verse)
Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Before our very eyes may the shed blood of your servants be avenged among the nations!
Psalm 79:11 (show verse)
Listen to the painful cries of the prisoners! Use your great strength to set free those condemned to die!
Psalm 79:12 (show verse)
Pay back our neighbors in full! May they be insulted the same way they insulted you, O Lord!
Psalm 79:13 (show verse)
Then we, your people, the sheep of your pasture, will continually thank you. We will tell coming generations of your praiseworthy acts.