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Psalm 79
A Psalm of
Asaph.
1 O God,
the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy
holy temple have they defiled; they have laid
Jerusalem on heaps.
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.
3 Their blood have they shed like water round about
Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.
4 We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a
scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
5 How long, Lord? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall
thy jealousy burn like fire?
6 Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not
known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not
called upon thy name.
7 For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his
dwelling place.
8 O remember not against us former iniquities: let
thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are
brought very low.
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.
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.
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;
12 And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into
their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have
reproached thee, O Lord.
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.
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Psalm 79
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