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World English Bible

Psalm 79 (WEBP)

[1] God, the nations have come into your inheritance. They have defiled your holy temple. They have laid Jerusalem in heaps.
[2] They have given the dead bodies of your servants to be food for the birds of the sky, the flesh of your saints to the animals of the earth.
[3] They have shed their blood like water around Jerusalem. There was no one to bury them.
[4] We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and derision to those who are around us.
[5] How long, Yahweh? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire?
[6] Pour out your wrath on the nations that don’t know you, on the kingdoms that don’t call on your name,
[7] for they have devoured Jacob, and destroyed his homeland.
[8] Don’t hold the iniquities of our forefathers against us. Let your tender mercies speedily meet us, for we are in desperate need.
[9] Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of your name. Deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name’s sake.
[10] Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Let it be known among the nations, before our eyes, that vengeance for your servants’ blood is being poured out.
[11] Let the sighing of the prisoner come before you. According to the greatness of your power, preserve those who are sentenced to death.
[12] Pay back to our neighbors seven times into their bosom their reproach with which they have reproached you, Lord.
[13] So we, your people and sheep of your pasture, will give you thanks forever. We will praise you forever, to all generations.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 79 (KJVS)

[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.

Psalm 79:8 Or, the iniquities of them that were before us
Psalm 79:10 Heb. vengeance
Psalm 79:11a Heb. thine arm
Psalm 79:11b Heb. reserve the children of death
Psalm 79:13 Heb. to generation and generation

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Psalm 79 (BYZ)

[1] [78:1] ψαλμος τω ασαφ ο θεος ηλθοσαν εθνη εις την κληρονομιαν σου εμιαναν τον ναον τον αγιον σου εθεντο ιερουσαλημ εις οπωροφυλακιον
[2] [78:2] εθεντο τα θνησιμαια των δουλων σου βρωματα τοις πετεινοις του ουρανου τας σαρκας των οσιων σου τοις θηριοις της γης
[3] [78:3] εξεχεαν το αιμα αυτων ως υδωρ κυκλω ιερουσαλημ και ουκ ην ο θαπτων
[4] [78:4] εγενηθημεν ονειδος τοις γειτοσιν ημων μυκτηρισμος και χλευασμος τοις κυκλω ημων
[5] [78:5] εως ποτε κυριε οργισθηση εις τελος εκκαυθησεται ως πυρ ο ζηλος σου
[6] [78:6] εκχεον την οργην σου επι εθνη τα μη γινωσκοντα σε και επι βασιλειας αι το ονομα σου ουκ επεκαλεσαντο
[7] [78:7] οτι κατεφαγον τον ιακωβ και τον τοπον αυτου ηρημωσαν
[8] [78:8] μη μνησθης ημων ανομιων αρχαιων ταχυ προκαταλαβετωσαν ημας οι οικτιρμοι σου οτι επτωχευσαμεν σφοδρα
[9] [78:9] βοηθησον ημιν ο θεος ο σωτηρ ημων ενεκα της δοξης του ονοματος σου κυριε ρυσαι ημας και ιλασθητι ταις αμαρτιαις ημων ενεκα του ονοματος σου
[10] [78:10] μηποτε ειπωσιν τα εθνη που εστιν ο θεος αυτων και γνωσθητω εν τοις εθνεσιν ενωπιον των οφθαλμων ημων η εκδικησις του αιματος των δουλων σου του εκκεχυμενου
[11] [78:11] εισελθατω ενωπιον σου ο στεναγμος των πεπεδημενων κατα την μεγαλωσυνην του βραχιονος σου περιποιησαι τους υιους των τεθανατωμενων
[12] [78:12] αποδος τοις γειτοσιν ημων επταπλασιονα εις τον κολπον αυτων τον ονειδισμον αυτων ον ωνειδισαν σε κυριε
[13] [78:13] ημεις δε λαος σου και προβατα της νομης σου ανθομολογησομεθα σοι εις τον αιωνα εις γενεαν και γενεαν εξαγγελουμεν την αινεσιν σου

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.