Psalms

Psalm 79:1–3

1A Psalm of Asaph.

The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance;

they have defiled Your holy temple

and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.

2They have given the corpses of Your servants

as food to the birds of the air,

the flesh of Your saints to the beasts of the earth.

3They have poured out their blood like water

all around Jerusalem,

and there is no one to bury the dead.

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Psalm 79:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
A Psalmמִזְמ֗וֹרmiz·mō·wrNoun - masculine singularH4210 melody
of Asaphלְאָ֫סָ֥ףlə·’ā·sāp̄Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH623 Asaph
The nationsגוֹיִ֨ם׀ḡō·w·yimNoun - masculine pluralH1471 nation, people
O Godאֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֡ים’ĕlō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
have invadedבָּ֤אוּbā·’ūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
Your inheritanceבְּֽנַחֲלָתֶ֗ךָbə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯe·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5159 possession, property, inheritance
they have defiledטִ֭מְּאוּṭim·mə·’ūVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person common pluralH2930 be or become unclean
Your holyקָדְשֶׁ֑ךָqāḏ·še·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH6944 sacred, sanctity
templeהֵיכַ֣לhê·ḵalNoun - masculine singular constructH1964 palace, temple
reducedשָׂ֖מוּśā·mūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH7760 put, place, set
Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֣םyə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
to rubbleלְעִיִּֽים׃lə·‘î·yîmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine pluralH5856 ruin, heap of ruins

Psalm 79:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
They have givenנָֽתְנ֡וּnā·ṯə·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH5414 give, put, set
the corpsesנִבְלַ֬תniḇ·laṯNoun - feminine singular constructH5038 carcass, corpse
of Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֗יךָ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
as foodמַ֭אֲכָלma·’ă·ḵālNoun - masculine singularH3978 food
to the birdsלְע֣וֹףlə·‘ō·wp̄Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
of the airהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםhaš·šā·mā·yimArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH8064 sky, aloft
the fleshבְּשַׂ֥רbə·śarNoun - masculine singular constructH1320 flesh
of Your saintsחֲ֝סִידֶ֗יךָḥă·sî·ḏe·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH2623 kind, pious
to the beastsלְחַיְתוֹ־lə·ḥay·ṯōw-Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH2416 alive, living
of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃’ā·reṣNoun - feminine singularH776 earth, land

Psalm 79:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
They have poured outשָׁפְכ֬וּšā·p̄ə·ḵūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH8210 pour out, pour
their bloodדָמָ֨ם׀ḏā·māmNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH1818 blood
like waterכַּמַּ֗יִםkam·ma·yimPreposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH4325 water, juice, urine
all aroundסְֽבִ֘יב֤וֹתsə·ḇî·ḇō·wṯAdverbH5439 circuit, round about
Jerusalemיְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗םyə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
andוְאֵ֣יןwə·’ênConjunctive waw; AdverbH369 nothing, nought
to buryקוֹבֵֽר׃qō·w·ḇêrVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH6912 bury

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 79:1 Lamentations 1:10 · 2 Chronicles 36:19 · Micah 3:12 · Psalm 74:1–4 · Jeremiah 26:18 · Psalm 74:7–8 · 2 Kings 24:13 · 2 Kings 21:12–16 · 2 Chronicles 36:6–7 · 2 Chronicles 36:3–4 · 2 Kings 25:4–10 · 2 Chronicles 36:17

Psalm 79:2 Jeremiah 7:33 · Jeremiah 34:20 · Jeremiah 16:4 · Deuteronomy 28:26 · Jeremiah 19:7

Psalm 79:3 Jeremiah 14:16 · Jeremiah 16:4 · Revelation 11:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.