Psalms 79:7
For they have devoured Jacob, And laid waste his dwelling-place.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.
In Context
8O remember not against us former iniquities; Let thy tender mercy speedily succor us,
Cross References
Psalms 80:13The boar from the wood doth waste it, And the wild beast of the forest doth devour it.
Isaiah 24:1Behold, Jehovah emptieth and draineth the land; Yea, he turneth it upside down, and scattereth its inhabitants.
Isaiah 64:10Thy holy cities have become a wilderness; Zion is become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
Jeremiah 51:34Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, hath devoured us; He hath made an end of us; He hath made us empty vessels; He hath swallowed us up like a dragon; He hath filled his maw with our delicacies; He hath cast us 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 →