Psalm 79 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

A Lament over the Destruction of Jerusalem, and Prayer for Help.

Psa 79:1A Psalm of Asaph. O God, nations have come into Thy inheritance, They have defiled Thy holy temple, They made Jerusalem become heaps,

Psa 79:2

Psa 79:2They gave the dead bodies of Thy servants Food for the fowls of the heavens, The flesh of Thy saints For the wild beast of the earth.

Psa 79:3

Psa 79:3They have shed their blood As water round about Jerusalem, And there is none burying.

Psa 79:4

Psa 79:4We have been a reproach to our neighbours, A scorn and a derision to our surrounders.

Psa 79:5

Psa 79:5Till when, O Jehovah? art Thou angry for ever? Thy jealousy doth burn as fire.

Psa 79:6

Psa 79:6Pour Thy fury on the nations who have not known Thee, And on kingdoms that have not called in Thy name.

Psa 79:7

Psa 79:7For one hath devoured Jacob, And his habitation they have made desolate.

Psa 79:8

Psa 79:8Remember not for us the iniquities of forefathers, Haste, let Thy mercies go before us, For we have been very weak.

Psa 79:9

Psa 79:9Help us, O God of our salvation, Because of the honour of Thy name, And deliver us, and cover over our sins, For Thy name's sake.

Psa 79:10

Psa 79:10Why do the nations say, 'Where is their God?' Let be known among the nations before our eyes, The vengeance of the blood of Thy servants that is shed.

Psa 79:11

Psa 79:11Let the groaning of the prisoner come in before Thee, According to the greatness of Thine arm, Leave Thou the sons of death.

Psa 79:12

Psa 79:12And turn Thou back to our neighbours, Sevenfold unto their bosom, their reproach, Wherewith they reproached Thee, O Lord.

Psa 79:13

Psa 79:13And we, Thy people, and the flock of Thy pasture, We give thanks to Thee to the age, To all generations we recount Thy praise!

The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.

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Psalm 79 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

A Lament over the Destruction of Jerusalem, and Prayer for Help.

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Psalm Chapter 79 — Additional Translations:

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