{"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/kjv/psalms/79","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T08:50:35.227Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","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 <i>to be</i> 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 <i>there was</i> none to bury <i>them</i>."},{"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, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"O remember not against us former iniquities: 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 <i>is</i> their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight <i>by</i> the revenging of the blood of thy servants <i>which is</i> shed."},{"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 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":"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 (KJV)","markdown":"[Psalms 79](https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/79)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/79 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}