Psalms 79:7
For they haue deuoured Iaakob and made his dwelling place desolate.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 80:13The wilde bore out of the wood hath destroyed it, and the wilde beastes of the fielde haue eaten it vp.
Isaiah 24:1Behold, the Lord maketh the earth emptie, and hee maketh it waste: hee turneth it vpside downe, and scattereth abrode the inhabitants thereof.
Isaiah 64:10Thine holy cities lye waste: Zion is a wildernes, and Ierusalem a desart.
Jeremiah 51:34Nebuchad-nezzar the King of Babel hath deuoured me, and destroyed me: he hath made me an emptie vessel: he swallowed mee vp like a dragon, and filled his belly with my delicates, and hath cast 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 →