{"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/dbt/psalms/79","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T02:54:51.394Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":79,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":78,"nextChapter":80,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":13},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"{A Psalm of Asaph.} 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 meat unto the fowl 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 neighbours, a mockery and a 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 fury upon the nations that have not known thee, 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 come to meet us: for we are brought very low."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Help us, O God of our salvation, because of 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 that is shed be known among the nations in our sight."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Let the groaning of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thine arm, preserve those that are appointed to die;"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And render unto our neighbours, sevenfold into their bosom, their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"And we, thy people and the sheep of thy pasture, will give thanks unto thee for ever; we will shew forth thy praise from generation to generation."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 79 (DBT)","markdown":"[Psalms 79](https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/79)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/79 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}