Psalm 79:1

King James Version

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

Psalm 79:1

New International Version

¹O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance;^(A)
they have defiled^(B) your holy temple,
they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble.^(C)

¹⁸The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.

¹⁸For a little while^(A) your people possessed your holy place,
but now our enemies have trampled^(B) down your sanctuary.^(C)

King James Version (KJV)

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New International Version (NIV)