Psalms 79:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.”

Psalms 79:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 79:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 79:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“A Psalm by Asaph. God, the nations have come into your inheritance. They have defiled your holy temple. They have laid Jerusalem in heaps.”

Psalms 79:1 — World English Bible

Psalms 79:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“ O God, the nations are come into thine inheritance; Thy holy temple have they defiled; They have laid Jerusalem in heaps. ”

Psalms 79:1 — American Standard Version

Psalms 79:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A Psalm of Asaph. O God, nations have come into Thy inheritance, They have defiled Thy holy temple, They made Jerusalem become heaps,”

Psalms 79:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 79:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ OGod, the nations are come into thine inheritance: thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem in heaps. ”

Psalms 79:1 — Darby Translation

Psalms 79:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A Psalme committed to Asaph. O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance: thine holy Temple haue they defiled, and made Ierusalem heapes of stones.”

Psalms 79:1 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 79:1 in Context — Psalms 79

1 O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.

2 The 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.

3 Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.

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What Does Psalms 79:1 Mean?

Psalms 79:1 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 79. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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