--- title: Psalms 79 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Psalms chapter 79 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the heathen are come into Thine inheritance; they have defiled Thy holy temple; they have made Jerusal --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/79/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/) / chapter 79 # Psalms 79 13 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [79:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.79.1/) — מִזְמוֹר לְאָסָףאֱ‍ֽלֹהִים בָּאוּ גוֹיִם ׀ בְּֽנַחֲלָתֶךָ טִמְּאוּ אֶת־הֵיכַל קָדְשֶׁךָ שָׂמוּ אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִַם לְעִיִּֽים׃ — A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the heathen are come into Thine inheritance; they have defiled Thy holy temple; they have made Jerusalem into heaps. - [79:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.79.2/) — נָֽתְנוּ אֶת־נִבְלַת עֲבָדֶיךָ מַאֲכָל לְעוֹף הַשָּׁמָיִם בְּשַׂר חֲסִידֶיךָ לְחַיְתוֹ־אָֽרֶץ׃ — They have given the dead bodies of Thy servants to be food unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of Thy saints unto the beasts of the earth. - [79:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.79.3/) — שָׁפְכוּ דָמָם ׀ כַּמַּיִם סְֽבִיבוֹת יְֽרוּשָׁלִָם וְאֵין קוֹבֵֽר׃ — They have shed their blood like water round about Jerusalem, with none to bury them. - [79:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.79.4/) — הָיִינוּ חֶרְפָּה לִשְׁכֵנֵינוּ לַעַג וָקֶלֶס לִסְבִיבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ — We are become a taunt to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us. - [79:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.79.5/) — עַד־מָה יְהוָה תֶּאֱנַף לָנֶצַח תִּבְעַר כְּמוֹ־אֵשׁ קִנְאָתֶֽךָ׃ — How long, O LORD, wilt Thou be angry for ever? How long will Thy jealousy burn like fire? - [79:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.79.6/) — שְׁפֹךְ חֲמָתְךָ אֶֽל־הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יְדָעוּךָ וְעַל מַמְלָכוֹת אֲשֶׁר בְּשִׁמְךָ לֹא קָרָֽאוּ׃ — Pour out Thy wrath upon the nations that know Thee not, and upon the kingdoms that call not upon Thy name. - [79:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.79.7/) — כִּי אָכַל אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹב וְֽאֶת־נָוֵהוּ הֵשַֽׁמּוּ׃ — For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his habitation. - [79:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.79.8/) — אַֽל־תִּזְכָּר־לָנוּ עֲוֺנֹת רִאשֹׁנִים מַהֵר יְקַדְּמוּנוּ רַחֲמֶיךָ כִּי דַלּוֹנוּ מְאֹֽד׃ — Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers; let Thy compassions speedily come to meet us; for we are brought very low. - [79:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.79.9/) — עָזְרֵנוּ ׀ אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׁעֵנוּ עַל־דְּבַר כְּבֽוֹד־שְׁמֶךָ וְהַצִּילֵנוּ וְכַפֵּר עַל־חַטֹּאתֵינוּ לְמַעַן שְׁמֶֽךָ׃ — Help us, O God of our salvation, for the sake of the glory of Thy name; and deliver us, and forgive our sins, for Thy name's sake. - [79:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.79.10/) — לָמָּה ׀ יֹאמְרוּ הַגּוֹיִם אַיֵּה אֱ‍ֽלֹהֵיהֶם יִוָּדַע בַּגּוֹיִם לְעֵינֵינוּ נִקְמַת דַּֽם־עֲבָדֶיךָ הַשָּׁפֽוּךְ׃ — Wherefore should the nations say: 'Where is their God?' Let the avenging of Thy servants' blood that is shed be made known among the nations in our sight. - [79:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.79.11/) — תָּבוֹא לְפָנֶיךָ אֶנְקַת אָסִיר כְּגֹדֶל זְרוֹעֲךָ הוֹתֵר בְּנֵי תְמוּתָֽה׃ — Let the groaning of the prisoner come before Thee; according to the greatness of Thy power set free those that are appointed to death; - [79:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.79.12/) — וְהָשֵׁב לִשְׁכֵנֵינוּ שִׁבְעָתַיִם אֶל־חֵיקָם חֶרְפָּתָם אֲשֶׁר חֵרְפוּךָ אֲדֹנָֽי׃ — And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached Thee, O Lord. - [79:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.79.13/) — וַאֲנַחְנוּ עַמְּךָ ׀ וְצֹאן מַרְעִיתֶךָ נוֹדֶה לְּךָ לְעוֹלָם לְדֹר וָדֹר נְסַפֵּר תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃ — So we that are Thy people and the flock of Thy pasture will give Thee thanks for ever; we will tell of Thy praise to all generations. - ← previous: [Psalms 78](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/78/) - next →: [Psalms 80](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/80/) - ↑ back to [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/)