Psalm 79
How Long, O Yahweh?
79A Psalm of Asaph.
O God, the anations have come into bYour inheritance;They have defiled Your choly temple;They have dlaid Jerusalem in ruins.2They have given the adead bodies of Your slaves for food to the birds of the heavens,The flesh of Your holy ones to the beasts of the earth.3They have poured out their blood like water round about Jerusalem;And there was ano one to bury them.4We have become a areproach to our neighbors,A mockery and derision to those around us.5aHow long, O Yahweh? Will You be angry forever?Will Your bjealousy cburn like fire?6aPour out Your wrath upon the nations which bdo not know You,And upon the kingdoms which cdo not call upon Your name.7For they have adevoured JacobAnd blaid waste his 1abode.8aDo not remember our former iniquities against us;Let Your compassion quickly bapproach us,For we are cbrought very low.9aHelp us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of bYour name;And deliver us and catone for our sins dfor Your name’s sake.10aWhy should the nations say, “Where is their God?”Let it be known among the nations before our eyes:bVengeance for the blood of Your slaves which has been poured out.11Let athe groaning of the prisoner come before You;According to the greatness of Your 1power preserve 2those who are bdoomed to die.12And return to our neighbors asevenfold binto their bosom1The creproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord.13But as for us, as Your people and the asheep of Your pasture,We will bgive thanks to You forever;From generation to generation we will crecount Your praise.