Psalms:79

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* «A Psalm of Asaph .» O God , (note :)The people cry to God against the barbarous tyranny of the Babylonians who spoiled God 's inheritance , polluted his temple , destroyed his religion , and murdered his people .(:note ) the heathen are come into thine inheritance ; thy holy temple have they defiled ; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps . * The (note :)The prophets show to what extremities God sometimes allows his Church to fall to exercise their faith , before he sets his hand to deliver them .(:note ) dead bodies of thy servants have they given [to be ] meat unto the fowls of the heaven , the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth . * Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem ; and [there was ] none to (note :)Their friends and relatives did not dare to bury them for fear of the enemies .(:note ) bury [them ]. * We are become a reproach to our (note :)Of which some came from Abraham but were degenerate : and others were open enemies to your religion , but they both laughed at our miseries .(:note ) neighbours , a scorn and derision to them that are round about us . * How long , LORD ? wilt thou be angry for ever ? shall thy jealousy (note :)Will you completely consume us for our sins , before you take us to mercy ?(:note ) burn like fire ? * Powre out thy wrath vpon the heathen that haue not knowen thee , and vpon the kingdomes that haue not called vpon thy Name . * For they haue deuoured Iaakob and made his dwelling place desolate . * O remember not against us (note :)Which we and our fathers have committed .(:note ) former iniquities : let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us : for we are brought very low . * Help us , O God of our (note :)Seeing we have no other Saviour , neither can we help ourselves , and also by our salvation your Name will be praised : therefore O Lord , help us .(:note ) salvation , for the glory of thy name : and deliver us , and purge away our sins , for thy name 's sake . * Wherefore should the heathen say , Where is their God ? let him be knowen among the heathen in our sight by the vengeance of the blood of thy seruants that is shed . * Let the sighing of the (note :)Who though in respect to God they were justly punished for their sins , yet in consideration of their cause were unjustly murdered .(:note ) prisoner come before thee ; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou Who were captives among their enemies and could look for nothing but death . those that are appointed to die ; * And render to our neighbours seuen folde into their bosome their reproche , wherewith they haue reproched thee , O Lord . * So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever : (note :)We ought to desire no benefit from God , but on this condition to praise his name , ( Isa_43:21 ).(:note ) we will shew forth thy praise to all generations .

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