Psalms 79:7

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

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In Context

6Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.

8O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.

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Cross References

Psalms 80:13The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour 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 64:10Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.

Jeremiah 51:34Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he 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 →

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