Psalms

Psalm 79:1

¹A Psalm of Asaph.

The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance;

they have defiled Your holy temple

and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A Psalm	מִזְמ֗וֹר	miz·mō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H4210 melody
of Asaph	לְאָ֫סָ֥ף	lə·’ā·sāp̄	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H623 Asaph
The nations	גוֹיִ֨ם׀	ḡō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
O God	אֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֡ים	’ĕlō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
have invaded	בָּ֤אוּ	bā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
Your inheritance	בְּֽנַחֲלָתֶ֗ךָ	bə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯe·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5159 possession, property, inheritance
they have defiled	טִ֭מְּאוּ	ṭim·mə·’ū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H2930 be or become unclean
Your holy	קָדְשֶׁ֑ךָ	qāḏ·še·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
temple	הֵיכַ֣ל	hê·ḵal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1964 palace, temple
reduced	שָׂ֖מוּ	śā·mū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7760 put, place, set
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֣ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
to rubble	לְעִיִּֽים׃	lə·‘î·yîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H5856 ruin, heap of ruins

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

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.