{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/79","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T19:25:42.365Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":79,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":78,"nextChapter":80,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":13},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"O God, the nations are come into thine inheritance; Thy holy temple have they defiled; They have laid Jerusalem in heaps."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be food unto the birds of the heavens, The flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; And there was none to bury them."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"We are become a reproach to our neighbors, A scoffing and derision to them that are round about us."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that know thee not, And upon the kingdoms that call not upon thy name."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"For they have devoured Jacob, And laid waste his habitation."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers: Let thy tender mercies speedily meet us; For we are brought very low."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name; And deliver us, and forgive our sins, for thy name's sake."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Wherefore should the nations say, Where is their God? Let the avenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed Be known among the nations in our sight."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee: According to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to death;"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And render unto our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom Their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture Will give thee thanks for ever: We will show forth thy praise to all generations. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 79 (ASV)","markdown":"[Psalms 79](https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/79)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/79 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}