{"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/ylt/psalms/79","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T04:31:46.627Z"},"reference":{"translation":"YLT","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, nations have come into Thy inheritance, They have defiled Thy holy temple, They made Jerusalem become heaps,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"They gave the dead bodies of Thy servants Food for the fowls of the heavens, The flesh of Thy saints For the wild beast of the earth."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"They have shed their blood As water round about Jerusalem, And there is none burying."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"We have been a reproach to our neighbours, A scorn and a derision to our surrounders."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Till when, O Jehovah? art Thou angry for ever? Thy jealousy doth burn as fire."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Pour Thy fury on the nations who have not known Thee, And on kingdoms that have not called in Thy name."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"For one hath devoured Jacob, And his habitation they have made desolate."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Remember not for us the iniquities of forefathers, Haste, let Thy mercies go before us, For we have been very weak."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Help us, O God of our salvation, Because of the honour of Thy name, And deliver us, and cover over our sins, For Thy name's sake."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Why do the nations say, 'Where is their God?' Let be known among the nations before our eyes, The vengeance of the blood of Thy servants that is shed."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Let the groaning of the prisoner come in before Thee, According to the greatness of Thine arm, Leave Thou the sons of death."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And turn Thou back to our neighbours, Sevenfold unto their bosom, their reproach, Wherewith they reproached Thee, O Lord."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"And we, Thy people, and the flock of Thy pasture, We give thanks to Thee to the age, To all generations we recount Thy praise!"}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 79 (YLT)","markdown":"[Psalms 79](https://primebible.com/ylt/psalms/79)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* YLT. https://primebible.com/ylt/psalms/79 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}