Psalms 79:7
For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his habitation.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 80:13(80-14) The boar out of the wood doth ravage it, that which moveth in the field feedeth on it.
Isaiah 24:1Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
Isaiah 64:10(64-9) Thy holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
Jeremiah 51:34Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath set me down as an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his maw with my delicacies; he hath washed me clean.
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 →