Psalms 79:1
A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the heathen have come into thy inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.
Psalms 79:2
The dead bodies of thy servants have they given [to be] food to the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints, to the beasts of the earth.
Psalms 79:3
Their blood have they shed like water around Jerusalem; and [there was] none to bury [them].
Psalms 79:4
We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to them that are around us.
Psalms 79:5
How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
Psalms 79:6
Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.
Psalms 79:7
For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling-place.
Psalms 79:8
O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily succor us: for we are brought very low.
Psalms 79:9
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.
Psalms 79:10
Why should the heathen say, Where [is] their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight [by] avenging the blood of thy servants [which is] shed.
Psalms 79:11
Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;
Psalms 79:12
And render to our neighbors seven-fold into their bosom their reproach, with which they have reproached thee, O Lord.
Psalms 79:13
So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will show forth thy praise to all generations.