Psalm

Chapter 79

New King James Version

1A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the nations have come into Your inheritance; Your holy temple they have defiled; They have laid Jerusalem in heaps. 2The dead bodies of Your servants They have given [as] food for the birds of the heavens, The flesh of Your saints to the beasts of the earth. 3Their blood they have shed like water all around Jerusalem, And [there was] no one to bury [them.] 4We have become a reproach to our neighbors, A scorn and derision to those who are around us. 5How long, LORD? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire? 6Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not know You, And on the kingdoms that do not call on Your name. 7For they have devoured Jacob, And laid waste his dwelling place. 8Oh, do not remember former iniquities against us! Let Your tender mercies come speedily to meet us, For we have been brought very low. 9Help us, O God of our salvation, For the glory of Your name; And deliver us, and provide atonement for our sins, For Your name's sake! 10Why should the nations say, "Where [is] their God?" Let there be known among the nations in our sight The avenging of the blood of Your servants [which has been] shed. 11Let the groaning of the prisoner come before You; According to the greatness of Your power Preserve those who are appointed to die; 12And return to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom Their reproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord. 13So we, Your people and sheep of Your pasture, Will give You thanks forever; We will show forth Your praise to all generations.

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