Psa 79 | NASB2020 | STEP | A Psalm of Asaph. God , the nations have invaded Your inheritance ; They have defiled Your holy temple ; They have laid Jerusalem in ruins .

Psalms 79

Grieving over the Destruction of Jerusalem, and Prayer for Help.

A Psalm of Asaph.

1 God, the ^anations have ^{▼▼Lit come into}invaded ^cYour inheritance;
They have defiled Your ^dholy temple;
They have ^elaid Jerusalem in ruins.
2 They have given the ^fdead bodies of Your servants to the birds of the sky as food,
The flesh of Your godly ones to the animals of the earth.
3 They have poured out their blood like water all around Jerusalem;
And there was ^gno one to bury them.
4 We have become a ^hdisgrace before our neighbors,
An object of derision and ridicule to those around us.
5 ⁱHow long, Lord? Will You be angry forever?
Will Your ^jjealousy ^kburn like fire?
6 ^lPour out Your wrath upon the nations which ^mdo not know You,
And upon the kingdoms which ⁿdo not call upon Your name.
7 For they have ^odevoured Jacob
And ^plaid waste his ^{▼▼Lit pasture}settlement.

8 ^rDo not ^{▼▼Lit remember against us}hold us responsible for ^{▼▼Or our former sins}the guilty deeds of our forefathers;
Let Your compassion come quickly to ^umeet us,
For we have ^vbecome very low.
9 ^wHelp us, God of our salvation, for the glory of ^xYour name;
And save us and ^{▼▼Lit cover over, atone for
,} ^zforgive our sins ^aafor the sake of Your name.
10 ^abWhy should the nations say, “Where is their God?”
Let ^acvengeance for the blood of Your servants which has been shed
Be known among the nations in our sight.
11 Let ^adthe groaning of the prisoner come before You;
According to the greatness of Your ^{▼▼Lit arm}power, let ^{▼▼Lit the sons of death}those who are ^agdoomed to die remain.
12 And return to our neighbors ^ahseven times as much ^aiinto their lap
Their ^ajtaunts with which they have taunted You, Lord.
13 So we Your people and the ^aksheep of Your ^{▼▼Or pasturing}pasture
Will ^amgive thanks to You forever;
To all generations we will ^antell of Your praise.