Psalm 79 - NKJV Bible Online

Psalm 79

A Psalm of Asaph.

O God, the ¹nations have come into ^aYour inheritance;

Your holy temple they have defiled;

^bThey have laid Jerusalem ²in heaps.

^aThe 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.

Their blood they have shed like water all around Jerusalem,

And there was no one to bury them.

We have become a reproach to our ^aneighbors,

A scorn and derision to those who are around us.

^aHow long, Lord?

Will You be angry forever?

Will Your ^bjealousy burn like fire?

^aPour out Your wrath on the ¹nations that ^bdo not know You,

And on the kingdoms that ^cdo not call on Your name.

For they have devoured Jacob,

And laid waste his dwelling place.

^aOh, do not remember ¹former iniquities against us!

Let Your tender mercies come speedily to meet us,

For we have been brought very low.

Help us, O God of our salvation,

For the glory of Your name;

And deliver us, and provide atonement for our sins,

^aFor Your name’s sake!

^aWhy should the ¹nations 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.

Let ^athe groaning of the prisoner come before You;

According to the greatness of Your ¹power

Preserve those who are appointed to die;

And return to our neighbors ^asevenfold into their bosom

^bTheir reproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord.

So ^awe, Your people and sheep of Your pasture,

Will give You thanks forever;

^bWe will show forth Your praise to all generations.