Psalmorum 79
1 Psalmus Asaph. Deus venerunt Gentes in hereditatem tuam, polluerunt templum sanctum tuum: posuerunt Ierusalem in pomorum custodiam.
A Psalm of Asaph. O God, nations have come into Thy inheritance, They have defiled Thy holy temple, They made Jerusalem become heaps,
2 Posuerunt morticina servorum tuorum, escas volatilibus caeli: carnes sanctorum tuorum bestiis terrae.
They gave the dead bodies of Thy servants Food for the fowls of the heavens, The flesh of Thy saints For the wild beast of the earth.
3 Effuderunt sanguinem eorum tamquam aquam in circuitu Ierusalem: et non erat qui sepeliret.
They have shed their blood As water round about Jerusalem, And there is none burying.
4 Facti sumus opprobrium vicinis nostris: subsannatio et illusio his, qui in circuitu nostro sunt.
We have been a reproach to our neighbours, A scorn and a derision to our surrounders.
5 Usquequo Domine irasceris in finem: accendetur velut ignis zelus tuus?
Till when, O Jehovah? art Thou angry for ever? Thy jealousy doth burn as fire.
6 Effunde iram tuam in Gentes, quae te non noverunt: et in regna, quae nomen tuum non invocaverunt:
Pour Thy fury on the nations who have not known Thee, And on kingdoms that have not called in Thy name.
7 Quia comederunt Iacob: et locum eius desolaverunt.
For [one] hath devoured Jacob, And his habitation they have made desolate.
8 Ne memineris iniquitatum nostrarum antiquarum, cito anticipent nos misericordiae tuae: quia pauperes facti sumus nimis.
Remember not for us the iniquities of forefathers, Haste, let Thy mercies go before us, For we have been very weak.
9 Adiuva nos Deus salutaris noster: et propter gloriam nominis tui Domine libera nos: et propitius esto peccatis nostris, propter nomen tuum:
Help us, O God of our salvation, Because of the honour of Thy name, And deliver us, and cover over our sins, For Thy name's sake.
10 Ne forte dicant in Gentibus: Ubi est Deus eorum? et innotescat in nationibus coram oculis nostris. Ultio sanguinis servorum tuorum, qui effusus est:
Why do the nations say, 'Where [is] their God?' Let be known among the nations before our eyes, The vengeance of the blood of Thy servants that is shed.
11 introeat in conspectu tuo gemitus compeditorum. Secundum magnitudinem brachii tui, posside filios mortificatorum.
Let the groaning of the prisoner come in before Thee, According to the greatness of Thine arm, Leave Thou the sons of death.
12 Et redde vicinis nostris septuplum in sinu eorum: improperium ipsorum, quod exprobraverunt tibi Domine.
And turn Thou back to our neighbours, Sevenfold unto their bosom, their reproach, Wherewith they reproached Thee, O Lord.
13 Nos autem populus tuus, et oves pascuae tuae, confitebimur tibi in saeculum: In generatione et generationem annunciabimus laudem tuam.
And we, Thy people, and the flock of Thy pasture, We give thanks to Thee to the age, To all generations we recount Thy praise!
