1 Unto the end, for them that shall he changed, a testimony for Asaph, a psalm.
2 Give ear, O thou that rulest Israel: thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep. Thou that sittest upon the cherubims, shine forth
3 before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasses. Stir up thy might, and come to save us.
4 Convert us, O God: and shew us thy face, and we shall be saved.
5 O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy servant?
6 How long wilt thou feed us with the bread of tears: and give us for our drink tears in measure?
7 Thou hast made us to be a contradiction to our neighbours: and our enemies have scoffed at us.
8 O God of hosts, convert us: and shew thy face, and we shall be saved.
9 Thou hast brought a vineyard out of Egypt: thou hast cast cut the Gentiles and planted it.
10 Thou wast the guide of its journey in its sight: thou plantedst the roots thereof, and it filled the land.
11 The shadow of it covered the hills: and the branches thereof the cedars of God.
12 It stretched forth its branches unto the sea, and its boughs unto the river.
13 Why hast thou broken down the hedge thereof, so that all they who pass by the way do pluck it?
14 The boar out of the wood hath laid it waste: and a singular wild beast hath devoured it.
15 Turn again, O God of hosts, look down from heaven, and see, and visit this vineyard:
16 And perfect the same which thy right hand hath planted: and upon the son of man whom thou hast confirmed for thyself.
17 Things set on fire and dug down shall perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
18 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand: and upon the son of man whom thou hast confirmed for thyself.
19 And we depart not from thee, thou shalt quicken us: and we will call upon thy name.
20 O Lord God of hosts, convert us: and shew thy face, and we shall be saved.
Versículos relacionados com Psalms, 79:
Psalm 79 is another psalm of lamentation, in which the psalmist cries to God before the destruction of Jerusalem and the desecration of the temple by enemies. He asks God to get up and defend his people, and regrets the death of many of his own. Following are five verses related to the topics covered in Psalm 79, in order of proximity to the chapter:
Psalm 74:3-4: "Raise your feet to the perpetual blows, to all that the enemy has done to evil in the sanctuary. Your enemies bust in the midst of your holy places; put their insignia into them." The Psalm of Psalm 74 laments the destruction of the temple, as well as the Psalm of Psalm 79.
Psalm 89:40-41: "You razed all your fences, and you made your fortresses in pieces. All who pass the way to strip it; it became overwhelming for its neighbors." This verse of Psalm 89 describes the destruction of the city, as is the Psalm of Psalm 79 witness.
Lamentations 5:20-22: "Why do you reject us forever, and unworthy against us more and more? Against us in great way. " This excerpt of lamentations also cry to God for help and asks him to turn back to his people.
Psalm 44:9-10: "But you have rejected us and confused us, and do not come out with our armies. We made us back off before the enemy; and those who hate us have taken the prey to themselves." The Psalm of Psalm 44 also mourns in the face of the apparent rejection of God and the defeat before the enemies.
Psalm 60:1: "O God, you have rejected us and spread us; you have indignantly; Oh, turn to us!" This verse of Psalm 60 is another clamor prayer to God, asking him to turn his attention to his people.
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