Their blood have they shed like waters, round about Jerusalem, and there was none to [a]bury them.

We are a reproach to our [b]neighbors, even a scorn and derision unto them that are round about us.

Lord, how long wilt thou be angry, forever? shall thy jealousy [c]burn like fire?

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 79:3 Their friends and kinsfolks durst not bury them for fear of the enemies.
  2. Psalm 79:4 Whereof some came of Abraham but were degenerate: and others were open enemies to thy religion, but they both laughed at our miseries.
  3. Psalm 79:5 Wilt thou utterly consume us for our sins, before thou takest us to mercy?

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