Psa 79:1 | NET2full | STEP | A psalm of Asaph . O God , foreigners have invaded your chosen land ; they have polluted your holy temple and turned Jerusalem into a heap of ruins .

‏ Psalms 79:1

Psalm 79 ^{▼▼sn Psalm 79. The author laments how the invading nations have destroyed the temple and city of Jerusalem. He asks God to forgive his people and to pour out his vengeance on those who have mistreated them.}

A psalm of Asaph.

1 O God, foreigners ^{▼▼tn Or “nations.”} have invaded your chosen land; ^{▼▼tn Heb “have come into your inheritance.”}
they have polluted your holy temple
and turned Jerusalem into a heap of ruins.

‏ Psalms 79:1

Psalm 79 ▼▼sn Psalm 79. The author laments how the invading nations have destroyed the temple and city of Jerusalem. He asks God to forgive his people and to pour out his vengeance on those who have mistreated them.

A psalm of Asaph.

Psalm 79 ^{▼▼sn Psalm 79. The author laments how the invading nations have destroyed the temple and city of Jerusalem. He asks God to forgive his people and to pour out his vengeance on those who have mistreated them.}