Psalm Chapter 79 - A Psalm of Asaph.

Psalm 79: A Lamentation and Plea for Divine Intervention

In this episode, we reflect upon Psalm 79, a poignant lamentation by Asaph. Witness the heartfelt cry to God as the heathen defile the holy temple and lay Jerusalem in ruins. The Psalm evokes a profound sense of sorrow for the slain servants and the desecrated holy city, while also entreating God's mercy and swift deliverance. Asaph beseeches the Almighty to pour forth wrath upon those who have not known Him and to remember not the former iniquities of His people. Join us in this solemn plea for salvation, and let our praises resonate through the ages.

00:00 Introduction to Psalm 79
00:10 Lament Over Jerusalem's Destruction
01:06 Plea for God's Mercy and Help
01:25 Call for Divine Justice
01:52 Promise of Eternal Gratitude

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Psalm

79 - A Psalm of Asaph.

O god, the heathen are come
into thine inheritance; thy holy

temple have they defiled; they
have laid Jerusalem on heaps.

The 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 bury them.

We are become a reproach to our
neighbours, a scorn and derision

to them that are round about us.

How long, Lord?

wilt thou be angry for ever?

shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that
have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms

that have not called upon thy name.

For they have devoured Jacob, and
laid waste his dwelling place.

O remember not against us former
iniquities: let thy tender

mercies speedily prevent us:
for we are brought very low.

Help us, O God of our 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 known among the heathen
in our sight by the revenging of the

blood of thy servants which is shed.

Let the sighing of the prisoner
come before thee; according to the

greatness of thy power preserve thou
those that are appointed to die;

And render unto our neighbours
sevenfold into their bosom.

Their reproach, where, what
they have reproached O Lord.

So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture
will give thee thanks for ever: we will

shew forth thy praise to all generations.