Psalms
Psa
79:1
<A Psalm of Asaph.> O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.
<A Psalm of Asaph.> O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.
Psalms
Psa
79:2
The dead bodies of thy servants have they given [to be] meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.
The dead bodies of thy servants have they given [to be] meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.
Psalms
Psa
79:3
Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and [there was] none to bury [them].
Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and [there was] none to bury [them].
Psalms
Psa
79:4
We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
Psalms
Psa
79:5
How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
Psalms
Psa
79:6
Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.
Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.
Psalms
Psa
79:7
For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.
For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.
Psalms
Psa
79:8
O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.
O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.
Psalms
Psa
79:9
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.
Psalms
Psa
79:10
Wherefore should the heathen say, Where [is] their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight [by] the revenging of the blood of thy servants [which is] shed.
Wherefore should the heathen say, Where [is] their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight [by] the revenging of the blood of thy servants [which is] shed.
Psalms
Psa
79:11
Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;
Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;
Psalms
Psa
79:12
And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
Psalms
Psa
79:13
So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.
So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.
