Psalm 79

 

A psalm of Asaf:

 

Dearest HASHEM my G-d, the pagans have entered Your heritage.
They have defiled and destroyed Your holy temple
and turned Yerushalayim into a devasted state of crumbling rubble.
They have given the corpses of Your holy priests, Your servants
as leftover food for the vulture birds in the air,
yes, the flesh of those faithful to You
for the wild animals like the wolves, of the earth.
All around Yerushalayim
they have shed their life source blood like weak thin water,
and no one is left to bury them decently in the ground.
We suffer the  haunting taunts of our unloving neighbors,
we are mocked and scorned by those around us.

How long, HASHEM?
Will You be angry forever?
How long will Your jealousy over our transgressions burn like fire?

Pour out Your wrath instead on the nations that don’t know You,
on the kingdoms that don’t call out Your name;
for they have devoured Ya‘akov
and left his home a waste.

Don’t count past iniquities against us, we are sorry so please forgive us,
but let your compassion  and love and understanding come quickly to meet us,
for we have been brought very low before those who hate us.

Help us, G-d HASHEM of our salvation,
for the sake of the glory of Your name HASHEM which means THE NAME..
Deliver us, forgive our sins,
for Your name’s sake, for we love Your Name.

Why should the nations ask,
“Where is their God?”

Let the vengeance taken on your servants’ shed blood
be known among the nations before our eyes.

Let the constant moaning groaning of the captives come before You;
by Your great strength save those condemned to a horrible death.

Repay our neighbors sevenfold where they can feel it
for the insults they inflicted on You, HASHEM.

Then we, Your loving, honorable, chosen people the Israelites and the flock in Your pasture,
will give You praise and gracious thanks forever, for all eternity.
From generation to generation always,
we will proclaim Your praise.