About the grave's devouring mouth our bones are scatter'd round, As wood which men do cut and cleave lies scatter'd on the ground.
Psalm 79:3 - Psalms of David in Metre 1650 (Scottish Psalter) Their blood about Jerusalem like water they have shed; And there was none to bury them when they were slain and dead. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; And there was none to bury them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Their blood they have poured out like water round about Jerusalem, and there was none to bury them. American Standard Version (1901) Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; And there was none to bury them. Common English Bible They’ve poured out the blood of the faithful like water all around Jerusalem, and there’s no one left to bury them. Catholic Public Domain Version in the presence of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Awaken your power and draw near, so as to accomplish our salvation. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasses. Stir up thy might, and come to save us. |
About the grave's devouring mouth our bones are scatter'd round, As wood which men do cut and cleave lies scatter'd on the ground.
Why say the heathen, Where's their God? let him to them be known; When those who shed thy servants' blood are in our sight o'erthrown.