A well-written song 2 by Asaph.
74:1 Why, O God, have you permanently rejected us? 3
Why does your anger burn 4 against the sheep of your pasture?
A psalm of Asaph.
79:1 O God, foreigners 6 have invaded your chosen land; 7
they have polluted your holy temple
and turned Jerusalem 8 into a heap of ruins.
79:2 They have given the corpses of your servants
to the birds of the sky; 9
the flesh of your loyal followers
to the beasts of the earth.
79:3 They have made their blood flow like water
all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury them. 10
79:4 We have become an object of disdain to our neighbors;
those who live on our borders taunt and insult us. 11
79:5 How long will this go on, O Lord? 12
Will you stay angry forever?
How long will your rage 13 burn like fire?