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Psalms 79
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901
WEB
World English Bible · 2000
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752
1 O God, the nations are come into thine inheritance; Thy holy temple have they defiled; They have laid Jerusalem in heaps.
1O God, the nations are come into thine inheritance; Thy holy temple have they defiled; They have laid Jerusalem in heaps.
1Unto the end, for them that shall be changed, a testimony for Asaph, a psalm.
2The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be food unto the birds of the heavens, The flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.
2The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be food unto the birds of the heavens, The flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.
2Give ear, O thou that rulest Israel: thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep. Thou that sittest upon the cherubims, shine forth
3Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; And there was none to bury them.
3Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; And there was none to bury them.
3Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasses. Stir up thy might, and come to save us.
4We are become a reproach to our neighbors, A scoffing and derision to them that are round about us.
4We are become a reproach to our neighbors, A scoffing and derision to them that are round about us.
4Convert us, O God: and shew us thy face, and we shall be saved.
5How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
5How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
5O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy servant?
6Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that know thee not, And upon the kingdoms that call not upon thy name.
6Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that know thee not, And upon the kingdoms that call not upon thy name.
6How long wilt thou feed us with the bread of tears: and give us for our drink tears in measure?
7For they have devoured Jacob, And laid waste his habitation.
7For they have devoured Jacob, And laid waste his habitation.
7Thou hast made us to be a contradiction to our neighbours: and our enemies have scoffed at us.
8Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers: Let thy tender mercies speedily meet us; For we are brought very low.
8Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers: Let thy tender mercies speedily meet us; For we are brought very low.
8O God of hosts, convert us: and shew thy face, and we shall be saved.
9Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name; And deliver us, and forgive our sins, for thy name’s sake.
9Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name; And deliver us, and forgive our sins, for thy name’s sake.
9Thou hast brought a vineyard out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the Gentiles and planted it.
10Wherefore should the nations say, Where is their God? Let the avenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed Be known among the nations in our sight.
10Wherefore should the nations say, Where is their God? Let the avenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed Be known among the nations in our sight.
10Thou wast the guide of its journey in its sight: thou plantedst the roots thereof, and it filled the land.
11Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee: According to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to death;
11Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee: According to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to death;
11The shadow of it covered the hills: and the branches thereof the cedars of God.
12And render unto our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom Their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
12And render unto our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom Their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
12It stretched forth its branches unto the sea, and its boughs unto the river.
13So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture Will give thee thanks for ever: We will show forth thy praise to all generations.
13So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture Will give thee thanks for ever: We will show forth thy praise to all generations.
13Why hast thou broken down the hedge thereof, so that all they who pass by the way do pluck it?
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14The boar out of the wood hath laid it waste: and a singular wild beast hath devoured it.
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15Turn again, O God of hosts, look down from heaven, and see, and visit this vineyard:
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16And perfect the same which thy right hand hath planted: and upon the son of man whom thou hast confirmed for thyself.
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17Things set on fire and dug down shall perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
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18Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand: and upon the son of man whom thou hast confirmed for thyself.