Psalms 79 : 1 (NET)
*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 : 2 (NET)
They have given the corpses of your servants to the birds of the sky; the flesh of your loyal followers to the beasts of the earth.
Psalms 79 : 3 (NET)
They have made their blood flow like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury them.
Psalms 79 : 4 (NET)
We have become an object of disdain to our neighbors; those who live on our borders taunt and insult us.
Psalms 79 : 5 (NET)
How long will this go on, O LORD? Will you stay angry forever? How long will your rage burn like fire?
Psalms 79 : 6 (NET)
Pour out your anger on the nations that do not acknowledge you, on the kingdoms that do not pray to you!
Psalms 79 : 7 (NET)
For they have devoured Jacob and destroyed his home.
Psalms 79 : 8 (NET)
Do not hold us accountable for the sins of earlier generations! Quickly send your compassion our way, for we are in serious trouble!
Psalms 79 : 9 (NET)
Help us, O God, our deliverer! For the sake of your glorious reputation, rescue us! Forgive our sins for the sake of your reputation!
Psalms 79 : 10 (NET)
Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Before our very eyes may the shed blood of your servants be avenged among the nations!
Psalms 79 : 11 (NET)
Listen to the painful cries of the prisoners! Use your great strength to set free those condemned to die!
Psalms 79 : 12 (NET)
Pay back our neighbors in full! May they be insulted the same way they insulted you, O Lord!
Psalms 79 : 13 (NET)
Then we, your people, the sheep of your pasture, will continually thank you. We will tell coming generations of your praiseworthy acts.
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