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Psalm 79 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:1 - A psalm of Asaph.

O God, pagan nations have conquered your land,
your special possession.
They have defiled your holy Temple
and made Jerusalem a heap of ruins.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:2 - 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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:3 - Blood has flowed like water all around Jerusalem;
no one is left to bury the dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:4 - We are mocked by our neighbors,
an object of scorn and derision to those around us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:5 - O LORD, how long will you be angry with us? Forever?
How long will your jealousy burn like fire?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:6 - Pour out your wrath on the nations that refuse to acknowledge you—
on kingdoms that do not call upon your name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:7 - For they have devoured your people Israel,[fn]
making the land a desolate wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:8 - 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:9 - 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:10 - 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:11 - Listen to the moaning of the prisoners.
Demonstrate your great power by saving those condemned to die.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:12 - O Lord, pay back our neighbors seven times
for the scorn they have hurled at you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:13 - Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture,
will thank you forever and ever,
praising your greatness from generation to generation.
See the NLT Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NLT Footnotes
Hebrew devoured Jacob. See note on 44:4.
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Psalm Chapter 79 — Additional Translations:

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