第 79 篇
祈求上帝拯救
亞薩的詩。
1上帝啊，
外族人侵佔你的產業，
玷污你的聖殿，
使耶路撒冷淪為廢墟。
2他們把你僕人的屍體餵飛鳥，
把你忠心子民的屍體給野獸吃，
3使耶路撒冷周圍血流成河，
屍體無人埋葬。
4我們成了列國羞辱的對象，
周圍的人都嗤笑、譏諷我們。
5耶和華啊，你向我們發怒，
要到何時呢？
難道要到永遠嗎？
你的怒火要燒到何時呢？
6求你把烈怒撒向那些不承認你的列邦，
撒向那些不求告你的列國。
7因為他們吞噬了雅各，
摧毀了他的家園。
8求你不要向我們追討我們祖先的罪，
願你快快地憐憫我們，
因為我們已經落入絕望中。
9拯救我們的上帝啊，
求你為了自己榮耀的名而幫助我們，
為你名的緣故拯救我們，
赦免我們的罪。
10為何讓列邦說：
「他們的上帝在哪裡？」
求你讓我們親眼看見，
也讓列邦都知道，
你為自己被害的子民伸冤。
11求你垂聽被囚之人的哀歎，
求你用大能的臂膀留住死囚的性命。
12主啊，我們的鄰邦羞辱你，
求你以七倍的羞辱來報應他們。
13這樣，你的子民，你草場上的羊必永遠稱謝你，世代稱頌你。
A Psalm of Asaph.
1O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.79.1 of: or, for
2The 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.
3Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.
4We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
5How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
6Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.
7For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.
8O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.79.8 former…: or, the iniquities of them that were before us
9Help 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.
10Wherefore 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.79.10 revenging: Heb. vengeance
11Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;79.11 thy…: Heb. thine arm79.11 preserve…: Heb. reserve the children of death
12And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
13So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.79.13 to all…: Heb. to generation and generation
