A Psalm of Asaph. |
Psalm 79:1-13 Book# 3 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks] |
O God, the heathen [have] come into Your inheritance & they have defiled Your holy temple. They have laid Jerusalem [in] heaps. They have given the dead bodies of Your servants to be meat to the [birds] of heaven & the flesh of Your saints to the [animals] of the earth. |
They have shed their blood like water [around] Jerusalem & there [were] none [left] to bury them. We [have] become a [disgrace] to our neighbors, [looked down upon] & [ridiculed] by [those who are around] us. How long, Lord? Will You be angry forever? Shall Your jealousy burn like fire? |
[Exodus 34:14-16 For you shall worship no other god. For the Lord, Whose Name is Jealous, is a jealous God, lest you make a covenant [contract] with the inhabitants of the land & they go [like an unfaithful harlot] after their gods & sacrifice to their gods. |
And [someone] calls you & you eat of his sacrifice & you take of their daughters [for] your sons & their daughters go [like an unfaithful harlot] after their gods & make your sons go [like an unfaithful harlot] after their gods.] |
Pour out Your [fury] upon the heathen [who] haven't known You & upon the kingdoms that haven't called upon Your Name. For they have devoured Jacob & laid His dwelling place [in ruins.] |
O [don't] remember against us [previous sins.] Let Your tender mercies speedily [preserve] us: for we are brought very low. Help us, O God of our Salvation, for the glory of Your Name. And deliver us & [cleanse] away our sins, for Your Name's sake. |
[For what reason,] should the heathen say, Where is their God? Let Him be known among the heathen in our sight, by [avenging] the [bloodshed] of Your servants, which [has been] shed. Let the [groaning] of the [prisoners] come before You. |
According to Your [great] power, [save those who are scheduled] to die. And [deliver] to our neighbors 7 [times as much disgrace into their chest, as what] they have [disgraced] You, O Lord. So, we Your people & sheep of Your pasture, will give You thanks forever. We will [declare] Your praise to all generations. |