Psalm 79:title–13

How Long, O Lord?

79A Psalm of ^yAsaph.

¹O God, ^zthe nations have come into your ^ainheritance;

they have defiled your ^bholy temple;

they have ^claid Jerusalem in ruins.

²They have given ^dthe bodies of your servants

to the birds of the heavens for food,

the flesh of your ^efaithful to ^fthe beasts of the earth.

³They have poured out their blood like water

all around Jerusalem,

and there was ^gno one to bury them.

⁴We have become ^ha taunt to our neighbors,

^hmocked and derided by those around us.

⁵ⁱHow long, O Lord? Will you be angry ^jforever?

Will your ^kjealousy ^lburn like fire?

^6mPour out your anger on the nations

that ⁿdo not know you,

and on the kingdoms

that ^odo not call upon your name!

⁷For they have devoured Jacob

and laid waste his habitation.

^8pDo not remember against us ^qour former iniquities;¹

let your compassion come speedily to meet us,

for we are ^rbrought very low.

^9sHelp us, O God of our salvation,

for the glory of your name;

deliver us, and ^tatone for our sins,

for your ^uname’s sake!

^10vWhy should the nations say,

“Where is their God?”

Let ^wthe avenging of the outpoured blood of your servants

be known among the nations before our eyes!

¹¹Let ^xthe groans of the prisoners come before you;

according to your great power, preserve those ^ydoomed to die!

¹²Return ^zsevenfold into the ^alap of our neighbors

the ^btaunts with which they have taunted you, O Lord!

¹³But we your people, the ^csheep of your pasture,

will ^dgive thanks to you forever;

from generation to generation we will recount your praise.