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12 Repay our neighbors sevenfold[a] in their breasts, O Lord,
    for the insults with which they taunted you.
13 Then we, your people, the sheep of your pasture,
    will offer thanks to you[b] forever;
from generation to generation
    we will proclaim your praise.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 79:12 Sevenfold: a symbolic phrase meaning fullness or superabundance (see Ps 12:7; Gen 4:24; Lev 26:21).
  2. Psalm 79:13 Offer thanks to you: see note on Ps 7:18.