Psalms 79:7

For he hath devoured Jacob,—And, his dwelling-place, have they laid waste.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

6Pour out thy wrath, Upon the nations that have not known thee—and, Upon the kingdoms that, on thy Name, have not called.

8Do not remember against us former iniquities,—Haste thee, let thy compassions, come to meet us, For we have been brought very low!

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Cross References

Psalms 80:13The boar out of the forest, browseth upon it, And, the wild beast of the field, pastureth thereon.

Isaiah 24:1Lo! Yahweh emptying the earth and laying it waste,—And he will overturn the face thereof, And scatter them who dwell therein.

Isaiah 64:10Thy holy cities, have become a wilderness,—Zion, a wilderness, hath become, Jerusalem, a desolation!

Jeremiah 51:34Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon—Hath devoured me Hath vexed me, Hath set me down as an empty vessel, He hath swallowed me like a sea-monster, He hath filled his belly with my dainties,—He hath driven me away!

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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