The Book of Psalms, Chapter 79תהלים 79

מִזְמ֗וֹר לְאָ֫סָ֥ף אֱֽלֹהִ֡ים בָּ֤אוּ גוֹיִ֨ם בְּֽנַחֲלָתֶ֗ךָ טִ֭מְּאוּ אֶת הֵיכַ֣ל קָדְשֶׁ֑ךָ שָׂ֖מוּ אֶת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֣ם לְעִיִּֽים

[A Psalm of Asaph.] O God, the heathen are come into your inheritance; your holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.

נָֽתְנ֡וּ אֶת נִבְלַ֬ת עֲבָדֶ֗יךָ מַ֭אֲכָל לְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם בְּשַׂ֥ר חֲ֝סִידֶ֗יךָ לְחַיְתוֹ אָֽרֶץ

The dead bodies of your servants have they given meat to the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of your saints to the beasts of the earth.

שָׁפְכ֬וּ דָמָ֨ם כַּמַּ֗יִם סְֽבִ֘יב֤וֹת יְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗ם וְאֵ֣ין קוֹבֵֽר

Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and none to bury .

הָיִ֣ינוּ חֶ֭רְפָּה לִשְׁכֵנֵ֑ינוּ לַ֥עַג וָ֝קֶ֗לֶס לִסְבִיבוֹתֵֽינוּ

We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

עַד מָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תֶּאֱנַ֣ף לָנֶ֑צַח תִּבְעַ֥ר כְּמוֹ אֵ֝֗שׁ קִנְאָתֶֽךָ

How long, YHWH? will you be angry for ever? shall your jealousy burn like fire?

שְׁפֹ֤ךְ חֲמָתְךָ֨ אֶֽל הַגּוֹיִם֮ אֲשֶׁ֪ר לֹא יְדָ֫ע֥וּךָ וְעַ֥ל מַמְלָכ֑וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּ֝שִׁמְךָ֗ לֹ֣א קָרָֽאוּ

Pour out your wrath upon the heathen that have not known you, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon your name.

כִּ֭י אָכַ֣ל אֶֽת יַעֲקֹ֑ב וְֽאֶת נָוֵ֥הוּ הֵשַֽׁמּוּ

For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.

אַֽל תִּזְכָּר לָנוּ֮ עֲוֺנֹ֪ת רִאשֹׁ֫נִ֥ים מַ֭הֵר יְקַדְּמ֣וּנוּ רַחֲמֶ֑יךָ כִּ֖י דַלּ֣וֹנוּ מְאֹֽד

O remember not against us former iniquities: let your tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.

עָזְרֵ֤נוּ אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י יִשְׁעֵ֗נוּ עַל דְּבַ֥ר כְּבֽוֹד שְׁמֶ֑ךָ וְהַצִּילֵ֥נוּ וְכַפֵּ֥ר עַל חַ֝טֹּאתֵ֗ינוּ לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמֶֽךָ

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for your name's sake.

לָ֤מָּה יֹאמְר֣וּ הַגּוֹיִם֮ אַיֵּ֪ה אֱֽלֹהֵ֫יהֶ֥ם יִוָּדַ֣ע בגיים בַּגּוֹיִ֣ם לְעֵינֵ֑ינוּ נִ֝קְמַ֗ת דַּֽם עֲבָדֶ֥יךָ הַשָּׁפֽוּךְ

Wherefore should the heathen say, Where their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight the revenging of the blood of your servants shed.

תָּ֤ב֣וֹא לְפָנֶיךָ֮ אֶנְקַ֪ת אָ֫סִ֥יר כְּגֹ֥דֶל זְרוֹעֲךָ֑ ה֝וֹתֵ֗ר בְּנֵ֣י תְמוּתָֽה

Let the sighing of the prisoner come before you; according to the greatness of your power preserve you those that are appointed to die;

וְהָ֘שֵׁ֤ב לִשְׁכֵנֵ֣ינוּ שִׁ֭בְעָתַיִם אֶל חֵיקָ֑ם חֶרְפָּ֘תָ֤ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר חֵרְפ֣וּךָ אֲדֹנָֽי

And render to our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached you, O Lord.

וַאֲנַ֤חְנוּ עַמְּךָ֨ וְצֹ֥אן מַרְעִיתֶךָ֮ נ֤וֹדֶ֥ה לְּךָ֗ לְע֫וֹלָ֥ם לְדֹ֥ר וָדֹ֑ר נְ֝סַפֵּ֗ר תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ

So we your people and sheep of your pasture will give you thanks for ever: we will shew forth your praise to all generations.