Psalms 79:4-9 in English

⁴ We are become a reproach to our neighbors, A scoffing and derision to them that are round about us.

⁵ How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

⁶ Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that know thee not, And upon the kingdoms that call not upon thy name.

⁷ For they have devoured Jacob, And laid waste his habitation.

⁸ Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers: Let thy tender mercies speedily meet us; For we are brought very low.

⁹ Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name; And deliver us, and forgive our sins, for thy name’s sake.

⁴ Turn us, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be delivered.

⁵ O Lord God of hosts, how long art thou angry with the prayer of thy servant?

⁶ Thou wilt feed us with bread of tears; and wilt cause us to drink tears by measure.

⁷ Thou hast made us a strife to our neighbours; and our enemies have mocked at us.

⁸ Turn us, O Lord God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. Pause.

⁹ Thou hast transplanted a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.

⁴ We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

⁵ How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

⁶ Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.

⁷ For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.

⁸ O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.

⁹ 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.

⁴ We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

⁵ How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

⁶ Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.

⁷ For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.

⁸ O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.

⁹ 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.

⁴ O Lord God of hosts, how long are you angry with the prayer of your servant?

⁵ You will feed us with bread of tears; and will cause us to drink tears by measure.

⁶ You have made us a strife to our neighbors; and our enemies have mocked at us.

⁷ Turn us, O Lord God of hosts, and cause your face to shine; and we shall be saved. Pause.

⁸ You have transplanted a vine out of Egypt: you have cast out the heathen, and planted it.

⁹ You made a way before it, and did cause its roots to strike, and the land was filled with it.

⁴ We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

⁵ How long, O LORD, wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

⁶ Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the kingdoms that call not upon thy name.

⁷ For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his habitation.

⁸ Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.

⁹ 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.

⁴ The people-groups that live in countries that surround our land insult us; they laugh at us and deride/belittle us.

⁵ Yahweh, how long will this continue? Will you be angry with us forever? Will your being angry destroy us like a burning fire destroys things?

⁶ Instead of being angry with us, be angry with the people-groups that do not know/worship you! Be angry with kingdoms whose people do not pray to you,

⁷ because they have killed Israeli people and they have ruined your country.

⁸ Do not punish us because of the sins that our ancestors committed! Be merciful to us now/quickly, because we are very discouraged.

⁹ God, you have saved/rescued us many times, so help us now; rescue us and forgive us for having sinned in order that other people will honor you MTY.

⁴ O Lord God of hosts, how long are you angry with the prayer of your servant?

⁵ You will feed us with bread of tears; and will cause us to drink tears by measure.

⁶ You have made us a strife to our neighbours; and our enemies have mocked at us.

⁷ Turn us, O Lord God of hosts, and cause your face to shine; and we shall be saved. Pause.

⁸ You have transplanted a vine out of Egypt: you have cast out the heathen, and planted it.

⁹ You made a way before it, and did cause its roots to strike, and the land was filled with it.

⁴ We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and derision to those who are around us.

⁵ How long, Yahweh? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire?

⁶ Pour out your wrath on the nations that don’t know you, on the kingdoms that don’t call on your name,

⁷ for they have devoured Jacob, and destroyed his homeland.

⁸ Don’t hold the iniquities of our forefathers against us. Let your tender mercies speedily meet us, for we are in desperate need.

⁹ Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of your name. Deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name’s sake.

⁴ We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and derision to those who are around us.

⁵ How long, Yahweh? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire?

⁶ Pour out your wrath on the nations that don’t know you, on the kingdoms that don’t call on your name,

⁷ for they have devoured Jacob, and destroyed his homeland.

⁸ Don’t hold the iniquities of our forefathers against us. Let your tender mercies speedily meet us, for we are in desperate need.

⁹ Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of your name. Deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name’s sake.

⁴ We have become a reproach to our neighbours, a scoffing and derision to those who are around us.

⁵ How long, LORD? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire?

⁶ Pour out your wrath on the nations that don’t know you, on the kingdoms that don’t call on your name,

⁷ for they have devoured Jacob, and destroyed his homeland.

⁸ Don’t hold the iniquities of our forefathers against us. Let your tender mercies speedily meet us, for we are in desperate need.

⁹ Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of your name. Deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name’s sake.

⁴ We are looked down on by our neighbours, we are laughed at and made sport of by those who are round us.

⁵ How long, O Lord? will you be angry for ever? will your wrath go on burning like fire?

⁶ Let your wrath be on the nations who have no knowledge of you, and on the kingdoms who have not made prayer to your name.

⁷ For they have taken Jacob for their meat, and made waste his house.

⁸ Do not keep in mind against us the sins of our fathers; let your mercy come to us quickly, for we have been made very low.

⁹ Give us help, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; take us out of danger and give us forgiveness for our sins, because of your name.

⁴ We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a mockery and a derision to them that are round about us.

⁵ How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

⁶ Pour out thy fury upon the nations that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that call not upon thy name:

⁷ For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his habitation.

⁸ Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers; let thy tender mercies speedily come to meet us: for we are brought very low.

⁹ Help us, O God of our salvation, because of the glory of thy name; and deliver us, and forgive our sins, for thy name's sake.

⁴ Convert us, O God: and shew us thy face, and we shall be saved.

⁵ O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy servant?

⁶ How long wilt thou feed us with the bread of tears: and give us for our drink tears in measure?

⁷ Thou hast made us to be a contradiction to our neighbours: and our enemies have scoffed at us.

⁸ O God of hosts, convert us: and shew thy face, and we shall be saved.

⁹ Thou hast brought a vineyard out of Egypt: thou hast cast cut the Gentiles and planted it.

⁴ We have been made a mockery before our neighbors, ridiculed and laughed at by those around us.

⁵ How long, Lord? Will you be angry with us forever? Will your jealousy always burn like fire?

⁶ Pour out your anger on the heathen nations that don't know you, and on those kingdoms that don't worship you!

⁷ For they have destroyed the descendants of Jacob, and turned our country into a wasteland.

⁸ Don't hold the sins of our forefathers against us! Come to us quickly for we desperately need your compassion.

⁹ Help us, God of our salvation, because of your wonderful character! Save us and forgive us our sins because that's the kind of person you are!

⁴ Wee are a reproche to our neighbours, euen a scorne and derision vnto them that are round about vs.

⁵ Lord, howe long wilt thou be angrie, for euer? shall thy gelousie burne like fire?

⁶ Powre out thy wrath vpon the heathen that haue not knowen thee, and vpon the kingdomes that haue not called vpon thy Name.

⁷ For they haue deuoured Iaakob and made his dwelling place desolate.

⁸ Remember not against vs the former iniquities, but make haste and let thy tender mercies preuent vs: for we are in great miserie.

⁹ Helpe vs, O God of our saluation, for the glorie of thy Name, and deliuer vs, and be mercifull vnto our sinnes for thy Names sake.

⁴ We are become a taunt to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

⁵ How long, O LORD, wilt Thou be angry for ever? How long will Thy jealousy burn like fire?

⁶ Pour out Thy wrath upon the nations that know Thee not, and upon the kingdoms that call not upon Thy name.

⁷ For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his habitation.

⁸ Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers; let Thy compassions speedily come to meet us; for we are brought very low.

⁹ Help us, O God of our salvation, for the sake of the glory of Thy name; and deliver us, and forgive our sins, for Thy name's sake.

⁴ We are become a reproach to our neighbours, A scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

⁵ How long, Lord? wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

⁶ Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, And upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.

⁷ For they have devoured Jacob, And laid waste his dwelling place.

⁸ O remember not against us former iniquities: Let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: For we are brought very low.

⁹ 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.

⁴ We are become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to those that are round about us.

⁵ How long, Lord? wilt thou be indignant for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

⁶ Pour out thy fury over the nations that acknowledge thee not, and over the kingdoms that have not called on thy name.

⁷ For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling-place.

⁸ Oh remember not against us the iniquities of our fathers: make haste, let thy mercies come to our aid; for we are very miserable.

⁹ Help us, O God of our salvation, because of the glory of thy name; and deliver us, and atone for our sins, for the sake of thy name.

⁴ Turn us, O God, And cause thy face to shine; and we shall be delivered.

⁵ O Lord God of hosts, How long art thou angry with the prayer of thy servant?

⁶ Thou wilt feed us with bread of tears; And wilt cause us to drink tears by measure.

⁷ Thou hast made us a strife to our neighbors; And our enemies have mocked at us.

⁸ Turn us, O Lord God of hosts, And cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. Pause.

⁹ Thou hast transplanted a vine out of Egypt: Thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.

⁴ We have become the reproach of our neighbors,—The scorn and derision of those around us.

⁵ How long, O LORD! wilt thou be angry for ever? How long shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

⁶ Pour out thy wrath on the nations which acknowledge thee not. And on the kingdoms which call not upon thy name!

⁷ For they have devoured Jacob, And laid waste his dwelling-place.

⁸ O remember not against us former iniquities; Let thy tender mercy speedily succor us,

⁹ For we are brought very low! Help us, O God of our salvation! for the honor of thy name; F or thy name's sake save us, and forgive our iniquities!

⁴ On every side our neighbours revile us and mock us and jeer at us.

⁵ How long will you be angry, O Lord? Will your jealousy burn like fire forever?

⁶ Pour out your wrath on the nations that don't know you, on the kingdoms that do not call on your name.

⁷ For Jacob they devoured, they have desolated his home.

⁸ Do not remember against us our ancestors' sins; O meet us soon with your pity, for utterly weak are we.

⁹ Help us, O God our saviour, for the renown of your name: for your reputation deliver us and cover over our sins.

⁴ On every side our neighbors revile us and mock us and jeer at us.

⁵ How long will you be angry, O Lord? Will your jealousy burn like fire forever?

⁶ Pour out your wrath on the nations that don't know you, on the kingdoms that do not call on your name.

⁷ For Jacob they devoured, they have desolated his home.

⁸ Do not remember against us our ancestors' sins; O meet us soon with your pity, for utterly weak are we.

⁹ Help us, O God our savior, for the renown of your name: for your reputation deliver us and cover over our sins.

⁴ We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and derision to those who are around us.

⁵ How long, Adonai ? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire?

⁶ Pour out your wrath on the nations that don’t know you; on the kingdoms that don’t call on your name;

⁷ For they have devoured Jacob Supplanter, and destroyed his homeland.

⁸ Don’t hold the iniquities of our forefathers against us. Let your tender racham ·merciful love· speedily meet us, for we are in desperate need.

⁹ Help us, God of our yesha' ·salvation·, for the kavod ·weighty glory· of your name. Deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name’s sake.

⁴ We have become a reproach for our neighbors, mocking and derision to those who are around us.

⁵ How long, Yahweh? Will you stay angry forever? How long will your jealous anger burn like fire?

⁶ Pour out your wrath on the nations that do not know you and on the kingdoms that do not call upon your name.

⁷ For they have devoured Jacob and destroyed his villages.

⁸ Do not hold the sins of our forefathers against us; may your merciful actions come to us, for we are very low.

⁹ Help us, God of our salvation, for the sake of the glory of your name; save us and forgive our sins for your name's sake.

⁴ We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and derision to those who are around us.

⁵ How long, Yahweh? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire?

⁶ Pour out your wrath on the nations that don’t know you, on the kingdoms that don’t call on your name,

⁷ for they have devoured Jacob, and destroyed his homeland.

⁸ Don’t hold the iniquities of our forefathers against us. Let your tender mercies speedily meet us, for we are in desperate need.

⁹ Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of your name. Deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name’s sake.

⁴ We have become a reproach to our neighbours, a scoffing and derision to those who are around us.

⁵ How long, LORD? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire?

⁶ Pour out your wrath on the nations that don’t know you, on the kingdoms that don’t call on your name,

⁷ for they have devoured Jacob, and destroyed his homeland.

⁸ Don’t hold the iniquities of our forefathers against us. Let your tender mercies speedily meet us, for we are in desperate need.

⁹ Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of your name. Deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name’s sake.

⁴ We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to them that are around us.

⁵ How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

⁶ Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.

⁷ For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling-place.

⁸ O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily succor us: for we are brought very low.

⁹ 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.

⁴ We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and derision to those who are around us.

⁵ How long, LORD? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire?

⁶ Pour out your wrath on the nations that don’t know you, on the kingdoms that don’t call on your name,

⁷ for they have devoured Jacob, and destroyed his homeland.

⁸ Don’t hold the iniquities of our forefathers against us. Let your tender mercies speedily meet us, for we are in desperate need.

⁹ Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of your name. Deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name’s sake.

⁴ We have become a reproach to our neighbours, a scoffing and derision to those who are around us.

⁵ How long, LORD? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire?

⁶ Pour out your wrath on the nations that don’t know you, on the kingdoms that don’t call on your name,

⁷ for they have devoured Jacob, and destroyed his homeland.

⁸ Don’t hold the iniquities of our forefathers against us. Let your tender mercies speedily meet us, for we are in desperate need.

⁹ Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of your name. Deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name’s sake.

⁴ We be made a shame to our neighbours; mocking and scorning to them, that be in our compass.

⁵ Lord, how long shalt thou be wroth into the end? shall thy vengeance be kindled as fire?

⁶ Pour out thine ire into heathen men, that know not thee; and into realms, that called not thy name.

⁷ For they ate Jacob; and made desolate his place.

⁸ Have thou not mind on our eld or old wickednesses; thy mercies before take us soon, for we be made poor greatly.

⁹ God, our health, help thou us, and, Lord, for the glory of thy name, deliver thou us; and be thou merciful to our sins, for thy name.

⁴ We be made (a) shame to our neighbours; mocking and scorning to them, that be in our compass. (We were made a reproach to our neighbours; mocked and scorned by those who be all around us.)

⁵ Lord, how long shalt thou be wroth into the end? shall thy vengeance be kindled as fire? (Lord, how long shalt thou be angry, forever? shall thy anger burn like fire?)

⁶ Pour out thine ire into heathen men, that know not thee; and into realms, that called not thy name. (Pour out thy anger upon the heathen, who know thee not; and upon the kingdoms, that have not called upon thy name.)

⁷ For they ate Jacob; and made desolate his place. (For they have devoured, or destroyed, the people of Jacob; and made their place desolate.)

⁸ Have thou not mind on our eld wickednesses; thy mercies before take us soon, for we be made poor greatly. (Remember not our past wickednesses; let thy constant love come soon to us, for we be made so very low.)

⁹ God, our health, help thou us, and, Lord, for the glory of thy name, deliver thou us; and be thou merciful to our sins, for thy name. (God, our salvation, or God, our deliverance, help thou us, and, Lord, for the glory of thy name, save thou us; and have thou mercy on our sins, for the sake of thy name.)

⁴ We have been a reproach to our neighbours, A scorn and a derision to our surrounders.

⁵ Till when, O Jehovah? art Thou angry for ever? Thy jealousy doth burn as fire.

⁶ Pour Thy fury on the nations who have not known Thee, And on kingdoms that have not called in Thy name.

⁷ For one hath devoured Jacob, And his habitation they have made desolate.

⁸ Remember not for us the iniquities of forefathers, Haste, let Thy mercies go before us, For we have been very weak.

⁹ 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.