Psalms 79:7

for they have devoured Jacob and devastated his homeland.

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.

In Context

6Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You, on the kingdoms that refuse to call on Your name,

8Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.

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Cross References

Psalms 80:13The boar from the forest ravages it, and the creatures of the field feed upon it.

Isaiah 24:1Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants—

Isaiah 64:10Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation.

Jeremiah 51:34“Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured me; he has crushed me. He has set me aside like an empty vessel; he has swallowed me like a monster; he filled his belly with my delicacies and vomited me out.

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 →

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