79:1 O God, the nations have invaded Your inheritance; They have defiled Your holy temple; They have laid Jerusalem in ruins. |
79:2 They have given the dead bodies of Your servants for food to the birds of the heavens, The flesh of Your godly ones to the beasts of the earth. |
79:3 They have poured out their blood like water round about Jerusalem; And there was no one to bury them. |
79:4 We have become a reproach to our neighbors, A scoffing and derision to those around us. |
79:5 How long, O LORD? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire? |
79:6 Pour out Your wrath upon the nations which do not know You, And upon the kingdoms which do not call upon Your name. |
79:7 For they have devoured Jacob And laid waste his habitation. |
79:8 Do not remember the iniquities of {our} forefathers against us; Let Your compassion come quickly to meet us, For we are brought very low. |
79:9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; And deliver us and forgive our sins for Your name's sake. |
79:10 Why should the nations say, "Where is their God? Let there be known among the nations in our sight, Vengeance for the blood of Your servants which has been shed." |
79:11 Let the groaning of the prisoner come before You; According to the greatness of Your power preserve those who are doomed to die. |
79:12 And return to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom The reproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord. |
79:13 So we Your people and the sheep of Your pasture Will give thanks to You forever; To all generations we will tell of Your praise. |