Psalms 79:1-5

Psalms 79:1-5

[1] [[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.  [2] 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.  [3] Their blood  have they shed  like water  round about  Jerusalem;  and there was none to bury  [4] We are become a reproach  to our neighbours,  a scorn  and derision  to them that are round about  [5] How long, LORD?  wilt thou be angry  for ever?  shall thy jealousy  burn  like fire?