Psalms 79:1-12 Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752 (DRC1752)

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.

Psalms 79