Daily Bible CEV March 6 Verses

Psalm 79
[A psalm by Asaph.]
Have Pity on Jerusalem

¹Our God, foreign nations have taken your land,

disgraced your temple, and left Jerusalem in ruins.

²They have fed the bodies of your servants

to flesh-eating birds;

your loyal people are food for savage animals.

³All Jerusalem is covered with their blood,

and there is no one left to bury them.

⁴Every nation around us sneers and makes fun.

⁵Our LORD, will you keep on being angry?

Will your angry feelings keep flaming up like fire?

⁶Get angry with those nations that don't know you

and won't worship you!

⁷They have gobbled down Jacob's descendants

and left the land in ruins.

⁸Don't make us pay for the sins of our ancestors.

Have pity and come quickly! We are completely helpless.

⁹Our God, you keep us safe. Now help us! Rescue us.

Forgive our sins and bring honor to yourself.

¹⁰Why should nations ask us, "Where is your God?"

Let us and the other nations see you take revenge

for your servants who died a violent death.

¹¹Listen to the prisoners groan!

Let your mighty power save all who are sentenced to die.

¹²

Each of those nations sneered at you, our Lord.

Now let others sneer at them, seven times as much.

¹³

Then we, your people, will always thank you.

We are like sheep with you as our shepherd,

and all generations will hear us praise you.

These daily Bible readings from the Contemporary English Version (CEV) are published by BibleNetUSA. The web site and BibleCard® designs are by iCreative. BibleCard® images copyright iCreative. All rights reserved.