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
Ihooya rĩa kũũria Ngai Ahonokie Rũrĩrĩ
Thaburi ya Asafu
1Wee Ngai, ndũrĩrĩ nĩitharĩkĩire igai rĩaku;
nĩithaahĩtie hekarũ yaku theru,
imomorete itũũra rĩa Jerusalemu rĩgatuĩka irũndo cia mahiga.
279:2 Kũg 19:17-18; Jer 7:33Ciimba cia ndungata ciaku macineanĩte
ituĩke irio cia nyoni cia rĩera-inĩ,
na mĩĩrĩ ya andũ aku aamũre makamĩheana kũrĩ nyamũ cia gĩthaka.
379:3 Jer 25:33Maitĩte thakame ya andũ aku ta maaĩ
Jerusalemu guothe,
na gũtirĩ mũndũ wa gũthika arĩa makuĩte.
4Tũtuĩkĩte andũ a kũmenwo nĩ arĩa tũriganĩtie nao,
tũgatuĩka andũ a kũnyararwo na gũthekererwo nĩ arĩa matũthiũrũrũkĩirie.
579:5 Gũcook 29:20; Zef 3:8Wee Jehova-rĩ, nĩ nginya rĩ? Ũgũtũũra ũrĩ mũrakaru nginya tene?
Nĩ nginya rĩ ũiru waku ũgũtũũra wakanĩte ta mwaki?
679:6 Jer 10:25; Thab 2:5Itĩrĩria ndũrĩrĩ iria itakũũĩ mangʼũrĩ maku,
ũmaitĩrĩrie mothamaki marĩa matakayagĩra rĩĩtwa rĩaku;
779:7 Isa 9:12; Jer 10:25nĩgũkorwo nĩmatambuurĩte Jakubu
na makaananga bũrũri wake.
8Ndũgatũherithie nĩ ũndũ wa mehia ma maithe maitũ;
tha ciaku irohiũha itũkinyĩrĩre,
nĩgũkorwo tũrĩ ahinyĩrĩrĩku mũno.
979:9 Jer 14:7; 2Maũ 14:11Tũteithie, Wee Ngai Mũhonokia witũ;
nĩ ũndũ wa riiri wa rĩĩtwa rĩaku;
tũteithũre na ũtũrekere mehia maitũ
nĩ ũndũ wa rĩĩtwa rĩaku.
10Nĩ kĩĩ gĩgũtũma ndũrĩrĩ ciũrie atĩrĩ,
“Ngai wao akĩrĩ ha?”
Menyithania kũrĩ ndũrĩrĩ tũkĩĩonagĩra na maitho maitũ
atĩ nĩũrĩhanagĩria thakame ya ndungata ciaku ĩrĩa ĩitĩtwo.
11Mũcaayo wa arĩa moohetwo njeera ũrogũkinyĩra;
nĩ ũndũ wa hinya wa guoko gwaku
gitĩra arĩa matuĩrĩirwo gũkua.
1279:12 Isa 65:6; Kĩam 4:15Wĩrĩhĩrie maita mũgwanja harĩ ndũrĩrĩ iria tũriganĩtie nacio,
nĩ ũndũ wa rũmena rũrĩa makũmenete naruo, Wee Mwathani.
13Na ithuĩ andũ aku, o ithuĩ ngʼondu cia rũũru rwaku,
tũkũgoocage nginya tene na tene;
nĩtũrahage ũgooci waku,
kuuma njiarwa na njiarwa.
