O God, the heathen are come into
thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have
laid Jerusalem on heaps.
79:2
The dead bodies of thy servants have they given [to be]
meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto
the beasts of the earth.
79:3
Their blood have they shed like water round about
Jerusalem; and [there was] none to bury [them].
79:4
We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and
derision to them that are round about us.
79:5
How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy
jealousy burn like fire?
79:6
Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known
thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.
79:7
For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling
place.
79:8
O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender
mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.
79:9
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name:
and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.
79:10
Wherefore should the heathen say, Where [is] their God?
let him be known among the heathen in our sight [by] the
revenging of the blood of thy servants [which is] shed.
79:11
Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee;
according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those
that are appointed to die;
79:12
And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom
their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
79:13
So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee
thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all
generations.
