Psalms 79 : 1 (NLT)
O God, pagan nations have conquered your land, your special possession. They have defiled your holy Temple and made Jerusalem a heap of ruins.
Psalms 79 : 2 (NLT)
They have left the bodies of your servants as food for the birds of heaven. The flesh of your godly ones has become food for the wild animals.
Psalms 79 : 3 (NLT)
Blood has flowed like water all around Jerusalem; no one is left to bury the dead.
Psalms 79 : 4 (NLT)
We are mocked by our neighbors, an object of scorn and derision to those around us.
Psalms 79 : 5 (NLT)
O LORD, how long will you be angry with us? Forever? How long will your jealousy burn like fire?
Psalms 79 : 6 (NLT)
Pour out your wrath on the nations that refuse to acknowledge you-- on kingdoms that do not call upon your name.
Psalms 79 : 7 (NLT)
For they have devoured your people Israel, making the land a desolate wilderness.
Psalms 79 : 8 (NLT)
Do not hold us guilty for the sins of our ancestors! Let your compassion quickly meet our needs, for we are on the brink of despair.
Psalms 79 : 9 (NLT)
Help us, O God of our salvation! Help us for the glory of your name. Save us and forgive our sins for the honor of your name.
Psalms 79 : 10 (NLT)
Why should pagan nations be allowed to scoff, asking, "Where is their God?" Show us your vengeance against the nations, for they have spilled the blood of your servants.
Psalms 79 : 11 (NLT)
Listen to the moaning of the prisoners. Demonstrate your great power by saving those condemned to die.
Psalms 79 : 12 (NLT)
O Lord, pay back our neighbors seven times for the scorn they have hurled at you.
Psalms 79 : 13 (NLT)
Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture, will thank you forever and ever, praising your greatness from generation to generation. For the choir director: A psalm of Asaph, to be sung to the tune "Lilies of the Covenant."
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