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1 God, the nations have come into your inheritance. They have defiled your holy temple. They have laid Jerusalem in heaps.

2 They have given the dead bodies of your servants to be food for the birds of the sky, the flesh of your saints to the animals of the earth.

3 Their blood they have shed like water around Jerusalem. There was no one to bury them.

4 We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and derision to those who are around us.

5 How long, Yahweh? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire?

6 Pour out your wrath on the nations that don’t know you; on the kingdoms that don’t call on your name;

7 For they have devoured Jacob, and destroyed his homeland.

8 Don’t hold the iniquities of our forefathers against us. Let your tender mercies speedily meet us, for we are in desperate need.

9 Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of your name. Deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name’s sake.

10 Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Let it be known among the nations, before our eyes, that vengeance for your servants’ blood is being poured out.

11 Let the sighing of the prisoner come before you. According to the greatness of your power, preserve those who are sentenced to death.

12 Pay back to our neighbors seven times into their bosom their reproach with which they have reproached you, Lord.

13 So we, your people and sheep of your pasture, will give you thanks forever. We will praise you forever, to all generations.

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Hebrew interlinear — Psalm 79:1–13 (130 words)
1
  1. אֱֽלֹהִ֡יםʾĕlōhîmelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  2. בָּ֤אוּbāʾûbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
  3. גוֹיִ֨ם׀gôyimgowy: a foreign nation; (hence) a GentileH1471
  4. בְּֽנַחֲלָתֶ֗ךָbĕnaḥălātekānachalah: (properly) something inherited; (abstractly) occupancyH5159
  5. טִ֭מְּאוּṭimmĕʾûtame': to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)H2930
  6. אֶתʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  7. הֵיכַ֣לhêkalheykal: a large public building, such as a palace or templeH1964
  8. קָדְשֶׁ֑ךָqodšekāqodesh: a sacred place or thing; (abstract, rarely) sanctityH6944
  9. שָׂ֖מוּśāmûsuwm: to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)H7760
  10. אֶתʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  11. יְרוּשָׁלִַ֣םyĕrûšālaimYruwshalaim: founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of IsraelH3389
  12. לְעִיִּֽים׃lĕʿiyyîm`iy: a ruin (as if overturned)H5856
2
  1. נָֽתְנ֡וּnātĕnûnathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
  2. אֶתʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  3. נִבְלַ֬תniblatnbelah: a flabby thing, i.e. a carcass or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively)H5038
  4. עֲבָדֶ֗יךָʿăbādêkā`ebed: a servantH5650
  5. מַ֭אֲכָלmaʾăkolma'akal: an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit)H3978
  6. לְע֣וֹףlĕʿôp`owph: a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectivelyH5775
  7. הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםhaššāmāyimshamayim: the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the...H8064
  8. בְּשַׂ֥רbĕśarbasar: flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, personH1320
  9. חֲ֝סִידֶ֗יךָḥăsîdêkāchaciyd: (properly) kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)H2623
  10. לְחַיְתוֹlĕḥaytôchay: alive; (hence) raw (flesh)H2416
  11. אָֽרֶץ׃ʾāreṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
3
  1. שָׁפְכ֬וּšopkûshaphak: to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal)H8210
  2. דָמָ֨ם׀dāmāmdam: blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animalH1818
  3. כַּמַּ֗יִםkammayimmayim: water; (figuratively) juiceH4325
  4. סְֽבִ֘יב֤וֹתsĕbîbôtcabiyb: (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environsH5439
  5. יְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗םyĕrûšālāimYruwshalaim: founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of IsraelH3389
  6. וְאֵ֣יןwĕʾênayin: a non-entity; (generally) used as a negative particleH369
  7. קוֹבֵֽר׃qôbērqabar: to interH6912
4
  1. הָיִ֣ינוּhāyînûhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  2. חֶ֭רְפָּהḥerpâcherpah: contumely, disgrace, the pudendaH2781
  3. לִשְׁכֵנֵ֑ינוּliškēnênûshaken: a resident; by extension, a fellow-citizenH7934
  4. לַ֥עַגlaʿagla`ag: derision, scoffingH3933
  5. וָ֝קֶ֗לֶסwāqelesqelec: a laughing-stockH7047
  6. לִסְבִיבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃lisbîbôtênûcabiyb: (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environsH5439
5
  1. עַדʿad`ad: (properly) a (peremptory) terminusH5704
  2. מָ֣הmâmah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
  3. יְ֭הוָהyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  4. תֶּאֱנַ֣ףteʾĕnapanaph: to breathe hard; be enragedH599
  5. לָנֶ֑צַחlāneṣaḥnetsach: (properly) a goal, i.e. the bright object at a distance travelled towardsH5331
  6. תִּבְעַ֥רtibʿarba`ar: to kindle; to consume (by fire or by eating)H1197
  7. כְּמוֹkĕmôkmow: as, thus, soH3644
  8. אֵ֝֗שׁʾēšesh: fire (literally or figuratively)H784
  9. קִנְאָתֶֽךָ׃qinʾātekāqin'ah: jealousy or envyH7068
6
  1. שְׁפֹ֤ךְšĕpōkshaphak: to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal)H8210
  2. חֲמָתְךָ֙ḥămotkāchemah: heat; (figuratively) anger, poison (from its fever)H2534
  3. אֶֽלʾelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  4. הַגּוֹיִם֮haggôyimgowy: a foreign nation; (hence) a GentileH1471
  5. אֲשֶׁ֪רʾăšeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  6. לֹאlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  7. יְדָ֫ע֥וּךָyĕdāʿûkāyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  8. וְעַ֥לwĕʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  9. מַמְלָכ֑וֹתmamlākôtmamlakah: dominion; (abstractly) the estate (rule)H4467
  10. אֲשֶׁ֥רʾăšeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  11. בְּ֝שִׁמְךָ֗bĕšimkāshem: an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individualityH8034
  12. לֹ֣אlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  13. קָרָֽאוּ׃qārāʾûqara': to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)H7121
7
  1. כִּ֭יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. אָכַ֣לʾākalakal: to eat (literally or figuratively)H398
  3. אֶֽתʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  4. יַעֲקֹ֑בyaʿăqōbYa`aqob: heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchH3290
  5. וְֽאֶתwĕʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  6. נָוֵ֥הוּnāwēhûnaveh: (adjectively) at home; (by implication of satisfaction) lovelyH5116
  7. הֵשַֽׁמּוּ׃hēšammûshamem: to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive...H8074
8
  1. אַֽלʾalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  2. תִּזְכָּרtizkārzakar: (properly) to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to rememberH2142
  3. לָנוּ֮lānû
  4. עֲוֺנֹ֪תʿăwōnōt`avon: perversity, i.e. (moral) evilH5771
  5. רִאשֹׁ֫נִ֥יםriʾšōnîmri'shown: first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)H7223
  6. מַ֭הֵרmahērmaher: (properly) hurrying; hence (adverbially) in a hurryH4118
  7. יְקַדְּמ֣וּנוּyĕqaddĕmûnûqadam: to project (one self), i.e. precede; (hence) to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help)H6923
  8. רַחֲמֶ֑יךָraḥămêkāracham: compassion (in the plural); (by extension) the womb (as cherishing the fetus)H7356
  9. כִּ֖יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  10. דַלּ֣וֹנוּdallônûdalal: to slacken or be feeble; (figuratively) to be oppressedH1809
  11. מְאֹֽד׃mĕʾōdm`od: (properly) vehemence; (with or without preposition) vehementlyH3966
9
  1. עָזְרֵ֤נוּ׀ʿozrēnû`azar: to surround, i.e. protect or aidH5826
  2. אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤יʾĕlōhêelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  3. יִשְׁעֵ֗נוּyišʿēnûyesha`: liberty, deliverance, prosperityH3468
  4. עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  5. דְּבַ֥רdĕbardabar: a word; (by implication) a matter (as spoken of) or thingH1697
  6. כְּבֽוֹדkĕbôdkabowd: (properly) weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessH3519
  7. שְׁמֶ֑ךָšĕmekāshem: an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individualityH8034
  8. וְהַצִּילֵ֥נוּwĕhaṣṣîlēnûnatsal: to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad senseH5337
  9. וְכַפֵּ֥רwĕkappērkaphar: to cover (specifically with bitumen); (figuratively) to expiate or condone, to placate or cancelH3722
  10. עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  11. חַ֝טֹּאתֵ֗ינוּḥaṭṭōʾtênûchatta'ah: an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiationH2403
  12. לְמַ֣עַןlĕmaʿanma`an: (properly) heed, i.e. purposeH4616
  13. שְׁמֶֽךָ׃šĕmekāshem: an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individualityH8034
10
  1. לָ֤מָּה׀lāmmâmah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
  2. יֹאמְר֣וּyōʾmĕrûamar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
  3. הַגּוֹיִם֮haggôyimgowy: a foreign nation; (hence) a GentileH1471
  4. אַיֵּ֪הʾayyēayeh: where?H346
  5. אֱֽלֹהֵ֫יהֶ֥םʾĕlōhêhemelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  6. יִוָּדַ֣עyiwwādaʿyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  7. בַּגֹּייִ֣םbaggôyyimgowy: a foreign nation; (hence) a GentileH1471
  8. לְעֵינֵ֑ינוּlĕʿênênû`ayin: an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)H5869
  9. נִ֝קְמַ֗תniqmatnqamah: avengement, whether the act of the passionH5360
  10. דַּֽםdamdam: blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animalH1818
  11. עֲבָדֶ֥יךָʿăbādêkā`ebed: a servantH5650
  12. הַשָּׁפֽוּךְ׃haššāpûkshaphak: to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal)H8210
11
  1. תָּ֤ב֣וֹאtābôʾbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
  2. לְפָנֶיךָ֮lĕpānêkāpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
  3. אֶנְקַ֪תʾenqatanaqah: shriekingH603
  4. אָ֫סִ֥ירʾāsîraciyr: bound; a captiveH615
  5. כְּגֹ֥דֶלkĕgōdelgodel: magnitude (literally or figuratively)H1433
  6. זְרוֹעֲךָ֑zĕrôʿăkāzrowa`: the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the forelegH2220
  7. ה֝וֹתֵ֗רhôtēryathar: to jut over or exceed; (by implication) to excelH3498
  8. בְּנֵ֣יbĕnêben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  9. תְמוּתָֽה׃tĕmûtâtmuwthah: execution (as a doom)H8546
12
  1. וְהָ֘שֵׁ֤בwĕhāšēbshuwb: to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the...H7725
  2. לִשְׁכֵנֵ֣ינוּliškēnênûshaken: a resident; by extension, a fellow-citizenH7934
  3. שִׁ֭בְעָתַיִםšibʿātayimshib`athayim: seven- timesH7659
  4. אֶלʾelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  5. חֵיקָ֑םḥêqāmcheyq: the bosom (literally or figuratively)H2436
  6. חֶרְפָּ֘תָ֤םḥerpātāmcherpah: contumely, disgrace, the pudendaH2781
  7. אֲשֶׁ֖רʾăšeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  8. חֵרְפ֣וּךָḥērĕpûkācharaph.: to pull off; (by implication) to expose (as by stripping)H2778
  9. אֲדֹנָֽי׃ʾădōnāyAdonay: the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)H136
13
  1. וַאֲנַ֤חְנוּwaʾănaḥnûanachnuw: weH587
  2. עַמְּךָ֙׀ʿammĕkā`am: a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel)H5971
  3. וְצֹ֥אןwĕṣōntso'n: a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats)H6629
  4. מַרְעִיתֶךָ֮marʿîtekāmir`iyth: pasturage; (concretely) a flockH4830
  5. נ֤וֹדֶ֥הnôdeyadah: (literally) to use (i.e. hold out) the handH3034
  6. לְּךָ֗lĕkā
  7. לְע֫וֹלָ֥םlĕʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  8. לְד֥וֹרlĕdôrdowr: (properly) a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generationH1755
  9. וָדֹ֑רwādōrdowr: (properly) a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generationH1755
  10. נְ֝סַפֵּ֗רnĕsappērcaphar: (properly) to score with a mark as a tally or recordH5608
  11. תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃tĕhillātekāthillah: laudation; (specifically, concretely) a hymnH8416

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Strong's words in Psalm 79 (6)
Strong's H1471 — גוֹיִ֨ם׀ (gôyim)
gowy (go'-ee) (rarely (shortened) goy {go'-ee}) n-m. 1. a foreign nation 2. (hence) a Gentile 3. (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts [apparently from the same root as H1465 (in the sense of massing)] KJV: Gentile, heathen, nation, people. See also: H1465. Appears 4 times in Psalm 79.
Strong's H430 — אֱֽלֹהִ֡ים (ʾĕlōhîm)
elohiym (el-o-heem') n-m. 1. gods in the ordinary sense 2. but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God 3. occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates 4. and sometimes as a superlative [plural of H433] KJV: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty. Root(s): H433. Appears 3 times in Psalm 79.
Strong's H8034 — בְּ֝שִׁמְךָ֗ (bĕšimkā)
shem (shame) n-m. 1. an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality 2. (by implication) honor, authority, character [a primitive word (perhaps rather from H7760 through the idea of definite an. Appears 3 times in Psalm 79.
Strong's H8210 — שָׁפְכ֬וּ (šopkû)
shaphak (shaw-fak') v. 1. to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal) 2. (of a solid) to mound up 3. (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.) 4. (intensively) to sprawl out [a primitive root] KJV: cast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.. Appears 3 times in Psalm 79.
Strong's H1755 — לְד֥וֹר (lĕdôr)
dowr (dore) (or (shortened) dor {dore}) n-m. 1. (properly) a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation 2. also a dwelling [from H1752] KJV: age, X evermore, generation, (n-)ever, posterity. Root(s): H1752. Appears 2 times in Psalm 79.
Strong's H1818 — דָמָ֨ם׀ (dāmām)
dam (dawm) n-m. 1. blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal 2. by analogy, the juice of the grape 3. figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood) [from H1826] KJV: blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), + innocent. Root(s): H1826 Compare: H119. Appears 2 times in Psalm 79.

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