Psalms 79 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 80

¹For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm by Asaph. Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who sit above the cherubim, shine out.

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764) upon Shoshannimeduth^H7802, A Psalm^H4210 of Asaph^H623. Give ear^H238^(H8685), O Shepherd^H7462^(H8802) of Israel^H3478, thou that leadest^H5090^(H8802) Joseph^H3130 like a flock^H6629; thou that dwellest^H3427^(H8802) between the cherubims^H3742, shine forth^H3313^(H8685).

² Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, stir up your might! Come to save us!

KJVBefore^H6440 Ephraim^H669 and Benjamin^H1144 and Manasseh^H4519 stir up^H5782^(H8786) thy strength^H1369, and come^H3212^(H8798) and save^H3444 us.

³ Turn us again, God. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.

KJVTurn us again^H7725^(H8685), O God^H430, and cause thy face^H6440 to shine^H215^(H8685); and we shall be saved^H3467^(H8735).

⁴ Yahweh God of Armies, how long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?

KJVO LORD^H3068 God^H430 of hosts^H6635, how long wilt thou be angry^H6225^(H8804) against the prayer^H8605 of thy people^H5971?

⁵ You have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure.

KJVThou feedest^H398^(H8689) them with the bread^H3899 of tears^H1832; and givest them tears^H1832 to drink^H8248^(H8686) in great measure^H7991.

⁶ You make us a source of contention to our neighbors. Our enemies laugh among themselves.

KJVThou makest^H7760^(H8799) us a strife^H4066 unto our neighbours^H7934: and our enemies^H341^(H8802) laugh^H3932^(H8799) among themselves.

⁷ Turn us again, God of Armies. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.

KJVTurn us again^H7725^(H8685), O God^H430 of hosts^H6635, and cause thy face^H6440 to shine^H215^(H8685); and we shall be saved^H3467^(H8735).

⁸ You brought a vine out of Egypt. You drove out the nations, and planted it.

KJVThou hast brought^H5265^(H8686) a vine^H1612 out of Egypt^H4714: thou hast cast out^H1644^(H8762) the heathen^H1471, and planted^H5193^(H8799) it.

⁹ You cleared the ground for it. It took deep root, and filled the land.

KJVThou preparedst^H6437^(H8765) room before^H6440 it, and didst cause it to take deep^H8328 root^H8327^(H8686), and it filled^H4390^(H8762) the land^H776.

¹⁰ The mountains were covered with its shadow. Its boughs were like God’s cedars.

KJVThe hills^H2022 were covered^H3680^(H8795) with the shadow^H6738 of it, and the boughs^H6057 thereof were like the goodly^H410 cedars^H730.

¹¹ It sent out its branches to the sea, its shoots to the River.

KJVShe sent out^H7971^(H8762) her boughs^H7105 unto the sea^H3220, and her branches^H3127 unto the river^H5104.

¹² Why have you broken down its walls, so that all those who pass by the way pluck it?

KJVWhy hast thou then broken down^H6555^(H8804) her hedges^H1447, so that all they which pass^H5674^(H8802) by the way^H1870 do pluck^H717^(H8804) her?

¹³ The boar out of the wood ravages it. The wild animals of the field feed on it.

KJVThe boar^H2386 out of the wood^H3293 doth waste^H3765^(H8762) it, and the wild beast^H2123 of the field^H7704 doth devour^H7462^(H8799) it.

¹⁴ Turn again, we beg you, God of Armies. Look down from heaven, and see, and visit this vine,

KJVReturn^H7725^(H8798), we beseech thee, O God^H430 of hosts^H6635: look down^H5027^(H8685) from heaven^H8064, and behold^H7200^(H8798), and visit^H6485^(H8798) this vine^H1612;

¹⁵ the stock which your right hand planted, the branch that you made strong for yourself.

KJVAnd the vineyard^H3657^H3661^(H8798) which thy right hand^H3225 hath planted^H5193^(H8804), and the branch^H1121 that thou madest strong^H553^(H8765) for thyself.

¹⁶ It’s burned with fire. It’s cut down. They perish at your rebuke.

KJVIt is burned^H8313^(H8803) with fire^H784, it is cut down^H3683^(H8803): they perish^H6^(H8799) at the rebuke^H1606 of thy countenance^H6440.

¹⁷ Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.

KJVLet thy hand^H3027 be upon the man^H376 of thy right hand^H3225, upon the son^H1121 of man^H120 whom thou madest strong^H553^(H8765) for thyself.

¹⁸ So we will not turn away from you. Revive us, and we will call on your name.

KJVSo will not we go back^H5472^(H8799) from thee: quicken^H2421^(H8762) us, and we will call^H7121^(H8799) upon thy name^H8034.

¹⁹ Turn us again, Yahweh God of Armies. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.

KJVTurn us again^H7725^(H8685), O LORD^H3068 God^H430 of hosts^H6635, cause thy face^H6440 to shine^H215^(H8685); and we shall be saved^H3467^(H8735).

WEB·Psalms 79

¹A Psalm by Asaph. God, the nations have come into your inheritance. They have defiled your holy temple. They have laid Jerusalem in heaps.

KJVA Psalm^H4210 of Asaph^H623. O God^H430, the heathen^H1471 are come^H935^(H8804) into thine inheritance^H5159; thy holy^H6944 temple^H1964 have they defiled^H2930^(H8765); they have laid^H7760^(H8804) Jerusalem^H3389 on heaps^H5856.

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.

KJVThe dead bodies^H5038 of thy servants^H5650 have they given^H5414^(H8804) to be meat^H3978 unto the fowls^H5775 of the heaven^H8064, the flesh^H1320 of thy saints^H2623 unto the beasts^H2416 of the earth^H776.

³ They have shed their blood like water around Jerusalem. There was no one to bury them.

KJVTheir blood^H1818 have they shed^H8210^(H8804) like water^H4325 round about^H5439 Jerusalem^H3389; and there was none to bury^H6912^(H8802) them.

⁴ We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and derision to those who are around us.

KJVWe are become a reproach^H2781 to our neighbours^H7934, a scorn^H3933 and derision^H7047 to them that are round about^H5439 us.

⁵ How long, Yahweh? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire?

KJVHow long, LORD^H3068? wilt thou be angry^H599^(H8799) for ever^H5331? shall thy jealousy^H7068 burn^H1197^(H8799) like fire^H784?

⁶ Pour out your wrath on the nations that don’t know you, on the kingdoms that don’t call on your name,

KJVPour out^H8210^(H8798) thy wrath^H2534 upon the heathen^H1471 that have not known^H3045^(H8804) thee, and upon the kingdoms^H4467 that have not called^H7121^(H8804) upon thy name^H8034.

⁷ for they have devoured Jacob, and destroyed his homeland.

KJVFor they have devoured^H398^(H8804) Jacob^H3290, and laid waste^H8074^(H8689) his dwelling place^H5116.

⁸ Don’t hold the iniquities of our forefathers against us. Let your tender mercies speedily meet us, for we are in desperate need.

KJVO remember^H2142^(H8799) not against us former^H7223 iniquities^H5771: let thy tender mercies^H7356 speedily^H4118 prevent^H6923^(H8762) us: for we are brought^H1809 very^H3966 low^H1809^(H8804).

⁹ Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of your name. Deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name’s sake.

KJVHelp^H5826^(H8798) us, O God^H430 of our salvation^H3468, for^H1697 the glory^H3519 of thy name^H8034: and deliver^H5337^(H8685) us, and purge away^H3722^(H8761) our sins^H2403, for thy name's^H8034 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.

KJVWherefore should the heathen^H1471 say^H559^(H8799), Where is their God^H430? let him be known^H3045^(H8735) among the heathen^H1471 in our sight^H5869 by the revenging^H5360 of the blood^H1818 of thy servants^H5650 which is shed^H8210^(H8803).

¹¹ Let the sighing of the prisoner come before you. According to the greatness of your power, preserve those who are sentenced to death.

KJVLet the sighing^H603 of the prisoner^H615 come^H935^(H8799) before^H6440 thee; according to the greatness^H1433 of thy power^H2220 preserve^H3498^(H8685) thou those that are appointed^H1121 to die^H8546;

¹² Pay back to our neighbors seven times into their bosom their reproach with which they have reproached you, Lord.

KJVAnd render^H7725^(H8685) unto our neighbours^H7934 sevenfold^H7659 into their bosom^H2436 their reproach^H2781, wherewith they have reproached^H2778^(H8765) thee, O Lord^H136.

¹³ So we, your people and sheep of your pasture, will give you thanks forever. We will praise you forever, to all generations.

KJVSo we thy people^H5971 and sheep^H6629 of thy pasture^H4830 will give thee thanks^H3034^(H8686) for ever^H5769: we will shew forth^H5608^(H8762) thy praise^H8416 to all^H1755 generations^H1755.

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