Psalms 79
13 verses · Hebrew with nikud, English alongside · tap 🔊 to hear a verse
מִזְמ֗וֹר לְאָ֫סָ֥ף אֱֽלֹהִ֡ים בָּ֤אוּ גוֹיִ֨ם ׀ בְּֽנַחֲלָתֶ֗ךָ טִ֭מְּאוּ אֶת־הֵיכַ֣ל קׇדְשֶׁ֑ךָ שָׂ֖מוּ אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלַ֣͏ִם לְעִיִּֽים׃
mizmor le'asaf elohim ba'u goyim benakhalatekha timme'u et-hekhal qodshekha samu et-yerushalai͏m le'iyyim
A psalm of Asaph. O God, heathens have entered Your domain, defiled Your holy temple, and turned Jerusalem into ruins.
נָתְנ֡וּ אֶת־נִבְלַ֬ת עֲבָדֶ֗יךָ מַ֭אֲכָל לְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם בְּשַׂ֥ר חֲ֝סִידֶ֗יךָ לְחַיְתוֹ־אָֽרֶץ׃
natenu et-nivlat avadekha ma'akhal le'of hashamayim besar khasidekha lekhayto-arets
They have left Your servants’ corpses as food for the fowl of heaven, and the flesh of Your faithful for the wild beasts.
שָׁפְכ֬וּ דָמָ֨ם ׀ כַּמַּ֗יִם סְֽבִ֘יב֤וֹת יְֽרוּשָׁלָ֗͏ִם וְאֵ֣ין קוֹבֵֽר׃
shafekhu damam kammayim sevivot yerushalai͏m ve'en qover
Their blood was shed like water around Jerusalem, with none to bury them.
הָיִ֣ינוּ חֶ֭רְפָּה לִשְׁכֵנֵ֑ינוּ לַ֥עַג וָ֝קֶ֗לֶס לִסְבִיבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃
hayinu kherpah lishkhenenu la'ag vaqeles lisvivotenu
We have become the butt of our neighbors, the scorn and derision of those around us.
עַד־מָ֣ה יְ֭הֹוָה תֶּאֱנַ֣ף לָנֶ֑צַח תִּֽבְעַ֥ר כְּמוֹ־אֵ֝֗שׁ קִנְאָתֶֽךָ׃
ad-mah Adonai te'enaf lanetsakh tivar kemo-esh qinatekha
How long, O ETERNAL One, will You be angry forever, will Your indignation blaze like fire?
שְׁפֹ֤ךְ חֲמָתְךָ֗ אֶֽל־הַגּוֹיִם֮ אֲשֶׁ֢ר לֹא־יְדָ֫ע֥וּךָ וְעַ֥ל מַמְלָכ֑וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּ֝שִׁמְךָ֗ לֹ֣א קָרָֽאוּ׃
shefokh khamatekha el-haggoyim asher lo-yeda'ukha ve'al mamlakhot asher beshimkha lo qara'u
Pour out Your fury on the nations that do not know You, upon the kingdoms that do not invoke Your name,
כִּ֭י אָכַ֣ל אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹ֑ב וְֽאֶת־נָוֵ֥הוּ הֵשַֽׁמּוּ׃
ki akhal et-ya'aqov ve'et-navehu heshammu
for they have devoured Jacob and desolated his home.
אַֽל־תִּזְכׇּר־לָנוּ֮ עֲוֺנֹ֢ת רִאשֹׁ֫נִ֥ים מַ֭הֵר יְקַדְּמ֣וּנוּ רַחֲמֶ֑יךָ כִּ֖י דַלּ֣וֹנוּ מְאֹֽד׃
al-tizkor-lanu avonot rishonim maher yeqaddemunu rakhamekha ki dallonu me'od
Do not hold our former iniquities against us; let Your compassion come swiftly toward us, for we have sunk very low.
עׇזְרֵ֤נוּ ׀ אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י יִשְׁעֵ֗נוּ עַֽל־דְּבַ֥ר כְּבֽוֹד־שְׁמֶ֑ךָ וְהַצִּילֵ֥נוּ וְכַפֵּ֥ר עַל־חַ֝טֹּאתֵ֗ינוּ לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמֶֽךָ׃
ozrenu elohe yishenu al-devar kevod-shemekha vehatsilenu vekhapper al-khattotenu lema'an shemekha
Help us, O God, our deliverer, for the sake of the glory of Your name. Save us and forgive our sin, for the sake of Your name.
לָ֤מָּה ׀ יֹאמְר֣וּ הַגּוֹיִם֮ אַיֵּ֢ה אֱֽלֹהֵ֫יהֶ֥ם יִוָּדַ֣ע (בגיים) [בַּגּוֹיִ֣ם] לְעֵינֵ֑ינוּ נִ֝קְמַ֗ת דַּֽם־עֲבָדֶ֥יךָ הַשָּׁפֽוּךְ׃
lammah yomeru haggoyim ayyeh elohehem yivvada (vgyym) [baggoyim] le'enenu niqmat dam-avadekha hashafukh
Let the nations not say, “Where is their God?” Before our eyes let it be known among the nations that You avenge the spilled blood of Your servants.
תָּ֤ב֣וֹא לְפָנֶיךָ֮ אֶנְקַ֢ת אָ֫סִ֥יר כְּגֹ֥דֶל זְרוֹעֲךָ֑ ה֝וֹתֵ֗ר בְּנֵ֣י תְמוּתָֽה׃
tavo lefanekha enqat asir kegodel zero'akha hoter bene temutah
Let the groans of the prisoners reach You; reprieve those condemned to death, as befits Your great strength.
וְהָ֘שֵׁ֤ב לִשְׁכֵנֵ֣ינוּ שִׁ֭בְעָתַיִם אֶל־חֵיקָ֑ם חֶרְפָּ֘תָ֤ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר חֵרְפ֣וּךָ אֲדֹנָֽי׃
vehashev lishkhenenu shivatayim el-kheqam kherpatam asher kherefukha adonay
Pay back our neighbors sevenfold for the abuse they have flung at You, O Sovereign.
וַאֲנַ֤חְנוּ עַמְּךָ֨ ׀ וְצֹ֥אן מַרְעִיתֶךָ֮ נ֤וֹדֶ֥ה לְּךָ֗ לְע֫וֹלָ֥ם לְד֥וֹר וָדֹ֑ר נְ֝סַפֵּ֗ר תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃ {פ}
va'anakhnu ammekha vetson maritekha nodeh lekha le'olam ledor vador nesapper tehillatekha
Then we, Your people, the flock You shepherd, shall glorify You forever; for all time we shall tell Your praises.
Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.
Yaacov, native Jerusalemite
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