{"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/erv/psalms/79","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T08:03:32.390Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ERV","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 heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, 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 scorn and derision to them that are round about us."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"How long, O LORD, wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen 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 prevent 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 purge away our sins, for thy name's sake."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed be known among the heathen 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 neighbours 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 shew forth thy praise to all generations."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 79 (ERV)","markdown":"[Psalms 79](https://primebible.com/erv/psalms/79)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ERV. https://primebible.com/erv/psalms/79 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}