Psalms 79

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 79 of 150

¹ A Psalm of Asaph. O 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 bodies of Your servants as food for the birds of the heavens; the flesh of Your godly ones to the beasts of the earth.

³ They have shed their blood like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one burying.

Chapter Summary

The psalmist complains of the desolation of Jerusalem. A Psalm of Asaph.

חֵמָה wrath H2534 · TWOT 860a

קִנְאָה jealousy H7068 · TWOT 2038a

רַחֲמִים tender mercies H7356 · TWOT 2146b

כָּפַר cover (atone for) sins H3722 · TWOT 1024

חֶרְפָּה reproach H2781 · TWOT 749a

נְקָמָה avenging H5360 · TWOT 1413b

Asaph

Levitical psalmist named in the heading; the lament over Jerusalem is ascribed to him.

Jerusalem in Ruins

Nations come into the inheritance, defile the temple, lay Jerusalem in heaps, and leave bodies for birds and beasts.

Psalms 79:1-3

Word-for-word literal translation with Hebrew interlinear, Strong's numbers, and audio.