Psalms 79:7
Thou hast made us a strife to our neighbors; 1 And our enemies have mocked at us. 1
Updated 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; 1 And wilt cause us to drink tears by measure. 1
8Turn us, O Lord God of hosts, 1 And cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. Pause. 1
Cross References
Psalms 80:13So I let them go after the ways of their own hearts: 1 They will go on in their own ways. 1
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 burned 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 →