Psalms 79:7
Thou hast made us a strife to our neighbours; and our enemies have mocked at us.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.
In Context
6Thou wilt feed us with bread of tears; and wilt cause us to drink tears by measure.
8Turn us, O Lord God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. Pause.
Cross References
Psalms 80:13So I let them go after the ways of their own hearts: they will go on in their own ways.
Isaiah 24:1Behold, the Lord is about to lay waste the world, and will make it desolate, and will lay bare the surface of it, and scatter them that dwell therein.
Isaiah 64:10The house, our sanctuary, and the glory which our fathers blessed, has been burnt with fire: and all our glorious things have gone to ruin.
Jeremiah 51:34say thou to him, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I pull down those whom I have built up, and I pluck up those whom I have planted.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 79:7-13
Petitions for Succor and Relief; Petitions for Deliverance. 6 Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name. 7 For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place. 8 O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low. 9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake. 10 Wherefore should the… Read the whole commentary →