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O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple, they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble. <a href="/nlt/psalms/79.htm">New Living Translation</a> O God, pagan nations have conquered your land, your special possession. They have defiled your holy Temple and made Jerusalem a heap of ruins. <a href="/esv/psalms/79.htm">English Standard Version</a> O God, the nations have come into your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple; they have laid Jerusalem in ruins. <a href="/bsb/psalms/79.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> A Psalm of Asaph. The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble. <a href="/kjv/psalms/79.htm">King James Bible</a> A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps. <a href="/nkjv/psalms/79.htm">New King James Version</a> A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the nations have come into Your inheritance; Your holy temple they have defiled; They have laid Jerusalem in heaps. <a href="/nasb_/psalms/79.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> A Psalm of Asaph. God, the nations have invaded Your inheritance; They have defiled Your holy temple; They have laid Jerusalem in ruins. <a href="/nasb/psalms/79.htm">NASB 1995</a> A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the nations have invaded Your inheritance; They have defiled Your holy temple; They have laid Jerusalem in ruins. <a href="/nasb77/psalms/79.htm">NASB 1977 </a> O God, the nations have invaded Thine inheritance; They have defiled Thy holy temple; They have laid Jerusalem in ruins. <a href="/lsb/psalms/79.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the nations have come into Your inheritance; They have defiled Your holy temple; They have laid Jerusalem in ruins. <a href="/amp/psalms/79.htm">Amplified Bible</a> A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the nations have invaded [the land of Your people] Your inheritance; They have defiled Your sacred temple; They have laid Jerusalem in ruins. <a href="/csb/psalms/79.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> A psalm of Asaph. † God, the nations have invaded your inheritance, desecrated your holy temple, and turned Jerusalem into ruins. <a href="/hcsb/psalms/79.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> A psalm of Asaph. God, the nations have invaded Your inheritance, desecrated Your holy temple, and turned Jerusalem into ruins. <a href="/asv/psalms/79.htm">American Standard Version</a> A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the nations are come into thine inheritance; Thy holy temple have they defiled; They have laid Jerusalem in heaps. <a href="/cev/psalms/79.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Our God, foreign nations have taken your land, disgraced your temple, and left Jerusalem in ruins. <a href="/erv/psalms/79.htm">English Revised Version</a> A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps. <a href="/gwt/psalms/79.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> [A psalm by Asaph.] O God, the nations have invaded the land that belongs to you. They have dishonored your holy temple. They have left Jerusalem in ruins. <a href="/gnt/psalms/79.htm">Good News Translation</a> O God, the heathen have invaded your land. They have desecrated your holy Temple and left Jerusalem in ruins. <a href="/isv/psalms/79.htm">International Standard Version</a> God, nations have invaded your land to desecrate your holy Temple, to destroy Jerusalem, <a href="/msb/psalms/79.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> A Psalm of Asaph. The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble. <a href="/net/psalms/79.htm">NET Bible</a> A psalm of Asaph. O God, foreigners have invaded your chosen land; they have polluted your holy temple and turned Jerusalem into a heap of ruins. <a href="/nheb/psalms/79.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> [A Psalm by Asaph.] God, the nations have come into your inheritance. They have defiled your holy temple. They have laid Jerusalem in heaps. <a href="/wbt/psalms/79.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the heathen have come into thy inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps. <a href="/web/psalms/79.htm">World English Bible</a> A Psalm by Asaph. God, the nations have come into your inheritance. They have defiled your holy temple. They have laid Jerusalem in heaps. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/psalms/79.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> A PSALM OF ASAPH. O God, nations have come into Your inheritance, "" They have defiled Your holy temple, "" They made Jerusalem become heaps, <a href="/ylt/psalms/79.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> A Psalm of Asaph. O God, nations have come into Thy inheritance, They have defiled Thy holy temple, They made Jerusalem become heaps, <a href="/slt/psalms/79.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Chanting to Asaph. O God, the nations came into thine inheritance; they defiled thy holy temple; they set Jerusalem for ruins.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/psalms/79.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> A psalm for Asaph. O God, the heathens are come into thy inheritance, they have defiled thy holy temple: they have made Jerusalem as a place to keep fruit. <a href="/cpdv/psalms/79.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> <V 78:1>A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the Gentiles have entered into your inheritance; they have polluted your holy temple. They have set Jerusalem as a place to tend fruit trees. <a href="/nabre/psalms/79.htm">New American Bible</a> A psalm of Asaph. O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple; they have laid Jerusalem in ruins. <a href="/nrsvce/psalms/79.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> O God, the nations have come into your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple; they have laid Jerusalem in ruins.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/psalms/79.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> GOD, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem in heaps. <a href="/hpbt/psalms/79.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> God, the Gentiles have entered your inheritance and they have defiled your holy temple; they have made Jerusalem desolate.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/psalms/79.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the heathen are come into Thine inheritance; They have defiled Thy holy temple; They have made Jerusalem into heaps. <a href="/sep/psalms/79.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> A Psalm for Asaph. O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; they have polluted thy holy temple; they have made Jerusalem a storehouse of fruits. <a href="/parallel/psalms/79-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=9948" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/psalms/79.htm">A Prayer for Deliverance</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/4210.htm" title="4210: miz·mō·wr (N-ms) -- A melody. From zamar; properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes.">A Psalm</a> <a href="/hebrew/623.htm" title="623: lə·’ā·sāp̄ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Gatherer, the name of several Isr. From 'acaph; collector; Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first.">of Asaph.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: ḡō·w·yim (N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts."> The nations,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕlō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">O God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">have invaded</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: bə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯe·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">Your inheritance;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: ṭim·mə·’ū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">they have defiled</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qāḏ·še·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">Your holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/1964.htm" title="1964: hê·ḵal (N-msc) -- A palace, temple. Probably from yakol; a large public building, such as a palace or temple.">temple</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: śā·mū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">and reduced</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/5856.htm" title="5856: lə·‘î·yîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- A ruin, heap of ruins. From avah; a ruin.">to rubble.</a> 2They have given the corpses of Your servants as food to the birds of the air, the flesh of Your saints to the beasts of the earth.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_kings/25-8.htm">2 Kings 25:8-10</a> On the seventh day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign over Babylon, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem. / He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building. / And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem. <a href="/jeremiah/52-12.htm">Jeremiah 52:12-14</a> On the tenth day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign over Babylon, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem. / He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building. / And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down all the walls around Jerusalem. <a href="/lamentations/1-10.htm">Lamentations 1:10</a> The adversary has seized all her treasures. For she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary—those You had forbidden to enter Your assembly. <a href="/lamentations/2-7.htm">Lamentations 2:7</a> The Lord has rejected His altar; He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has delivered the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed feast. <a href="/ezekiel/7-21.htm">Ezekiel 7:21-22</a> And I will hand these things over as plunder to foreigners and loot to the wicked of the earth, who will defile them. / I will turn My face away from them, and they will defile My treasured place. Violent men will enter it, and they will defile it. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-17.htm">2 Chronicles 36:17-19</a> So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, / who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials. / Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value. <a href="/nehemiah/1-3.htm">Nehemiah 1:3</a> And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.” <a href="/isaiah/64-10.htm">Isaiah 64:10-11</a> Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation. / Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins. <a href="/daniel/9-16.htm">Daniel 9:16-17</a> O Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, I pray that Your anger and wrath may turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all around us. / So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary. <a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Micah 3:12</a> Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge. <a href="/matthew/24-2.htm">Matthew 24:2</a> “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” <a href="/luke/21-20.htm">Luke 21:20-24</a> But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. ... <a href="/mark/13-2.htm">Mark 13:2</a> “Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” <a href="/acts/6-13.htm">Acts 6:13-14</a> where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law. / For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.” <a href="/romans/11-3.htm">Romans 11:3</a> “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”?</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>O God, the heathen are come into your inheritance; your holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.A.<a href="/psalms/74-1.htm">Psalm 74:1</a> Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?the heathen<a href="/psalms/74-3.htm">Psalm 74:3,4</a> Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary… <a href="/psalms/80-12.htm">Psalm 80:12,13</a> Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her? … <a href="/2_kings/21-12.htm">2 Kings 21:12-16</a> Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle… into<a href="/psalms/74-2.htm">Psalm 74:2</a> Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.<a href="/psalms/78-71.htm">Psalm 78:71</a> From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.<a href="/exodus/15-17.htm">Exodus 15:17</a> Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.holy<a href="/psalms/74-7.htm">Psalm 74:7,8</a> They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground… <a href="/2_kings/24-13.htm">2 Kings 24:13</a> And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, as the LORD had said.<a href="/lamentations/1-10.htm">Lamentations 1:10</a> The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.have laid<a href="/2_kings/25-9.htm">2 Kings 25:9,10</a> And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt he with fire… <a href="/2_chronicles/36-19.htm">2 Chronicles 36:19</a> And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.<a href="/jeremiah/26-18.htm">Jeremiah 26:18</a> Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/78-72.htm">Asaph</a> <a href="/psalms/78-1.htm">Asaph&Gt</a> <a href="/psalms/78-15.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/74-7.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/psalms/39-6.htm">Heaps</a> <a href="/psalms/78-55.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/psalms/78-62.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/psalms/78-69.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/psalms/78-71.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-1.htm">Invaded</a> <a href="/psalms/68-29.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/psalms/73-23.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/psalms/33-7.htm">Mass</a> <a href="/psalms/78-55.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/psalms/78-72.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/job/30-19.htm">Reduced</a> <a href="/job/15-28.htm">Rubble</a> <a href="/psalms/74-3.htm">Ruins</a> <a href="/psalms/68-29.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/psalms/74-7.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/psalms/55-10.htm">Walls</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/79-13.htm">Asaph</a> <a href="/psalms/81-1.htm">Asaph&Gt</a> <a href="/psalms/80-12.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/89-39.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-26.htm">Heaps</a> <a href="/psalms/79-6.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/psalms/82-8.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/psalms/81-3.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/psalms/82-8.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-11.htm">Invaded</a> <a href="/psalms/79-3.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/psalms/79-7.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-6.htm">Mass</a> <a href="/psalms/79-6.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/psalms/79-13.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/89-40.htm">Reduced</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-2.htm">Rubble</a> <a href="/psalms/89-40.htm">Ruins</a> <a href="/psalms/138-2.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/psalms/106-39.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/psalms/80-12.htm">Walls</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 79</div>1. <a href="/psalms/79-1.htm">The psalmist complains of the desolation of Jerusalem</a> 8. <a href="/psalms/79-8.htm">He prays for deliverance</a> 13. <a href="/psalms/79-13.htm">and promises thankfulness</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Asaph was a prominent Levite musician appointed by King David to lead worship in the tabernacle. The Psalms attributed to him often reflect themes of lament and divine justice. This particular psalm is a communal lament, expressing the anguish of the Israelites over the destruction of Jerusalem.The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; The term "nations" refers to the Gentile powers, likely the Babylonians, who invaded Judah. "Your inheritance" signifies the land of Israel, which God had given to His people as a covenant promise. This invasion represents a violation of the sacred trust between God and His chosen people, highlighting the severity of the situation.they have defiled Your holy temple The temple in Jerusalem was the center of Jewish worship and the dwelling place of God's presence among His people. Its defilement by foreign invaders was not only a physical destruction but also a spiritual desecration. This act fulfilled prophecies of judgment due to Israel's unfaithfulness, as seen in <a href="/jeremiah/7-14.htm">Jeremiah 7:14 and 26</a>:6.and reduced Jerusalem to rubble. Jerusalem, the city of David and the spiritual heart of Israel, was left in ruins. This destruction is historically linked to the Babylonian conquest in 586 BC. The imagery of rubble signifies total devastation and loss, echoing the lamentations of the prophets like Jeremiah and the cries for restoration found in later scriptures such as Nehemiah. This devastation also prefigures the ultimate restoration and redemption through Jesus Christ, who is seen as the true temple and cornerstone of a new spiritual Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The central figure to whom the psalmist cries out for help and intervention. Represents divine authority and sovereignty. 2. <a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations</a> Refers to the foreign powers that have invaded and desecrated the land of Israel, specifically targeting Jerusalem and the temple. 3. <a href="/topical/i/inheritance.htm">Inheritance</a> Symbolizes the land of Israel, which God has given to His people as a heritage. It is a sacred trust that has been violated by the invaders. 4. <a href="/topical/h/holy_temple.htm">Holy Temple</a> The sacred place of worship in Jerusalem, representing God's presence among His people. Its desecration signifies a profound spiritual and national crisis. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Israel, central to Jewish identity and faith. Its destruction is a symbol of the nation's downfall and suffering.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_judgment.htm">The Reality of Judgment</a> The invasion and destruction of Jerusalem serve as a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. Believers are called to live in obedience and faithfulness to avoid spiritual desolation. <a href="/topical/t/the_sanctity_of_worship.htm">The Sanctity of Worship</a> The defilement of the temple highlights the importance of maintaining the purity and reverence of our places of worship. Christians are encouraged to honor God in their worship practices. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_crisis.htm">God's Sovereignty in Crisis</a> Even in the midst of devastation, God remains sovereign. Believers can trust in His ultimate plan and seek His guidance during times of trial. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_intercession.htm">The Call to Intercession</a> The psalmist's plea for divine intervention encourages believers to intercede for their communities and nations, asking God to restore and heal. <a href="/topical/h/hope_for_restoration.htm">Hope for Restoration</a> Despite the immediate circumstances, there is hope for renewal and restoration. Christians are reminded of God's promises and the future redemption through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_79.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 79</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_psalm_79_1-3_desecration.htm">Is there archaeological evidence confirming the large-scale desecration described in Psalm 79:1–3? </a> <a href="/q/why_does_psalm_79_6_call_for_wrath.htm">Why does Psalm 79:6 call for God’s wrath on foreign nations when other passages emphasize God’s compassion for all peoples? </a> <a href="/q/why_blame_invaders,_not_israel,_in_psalm_79.htm">Why does Psalm 79 place sole blame on invading nations without acknowledging Israel’s own possible role in its downfall?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_psalm_79_10_align_with_mercy.htm">How do we reconcile the vengeance implied in Psalm 79:10 with the Bible’s overall teaching on mercy and forgiveness? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/79.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) Inheritance.--Probably intended to embrace both land and people. (<a href="/exodus/15-17.htm" title="You shall bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of your inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which you have made for you to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O LORD, which your hands have established.">Exodus 15:17</a>; <a href="/psalms/74-2.htm" title="Remember your congregation, which you have purchased of old; the rod of your inheritance, which you have redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein you have dwelled.">Psalm 74:2</a>, &c.)Heaps--i.e., ruins. (Comp. <a href="/micah/3-12.htm" title="Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.">Micah 3:12</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/26-18.htm" title="Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus said the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.">Jeremiah 26:18</a>; and in singular, <a href="/micah/1-6.htm" title="Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the field, and as plantings of a vineyard: and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will discover the foundations thereof.">Micah 1:6</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/79.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 1. - O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance (comp. <a href="/psalms/74-2.htm">Psalm 74:2</a>; <a href="/psalms/78-62.htm">Psalm 78:62</a>). Israel - alike the people and the land - is "God's inheritance." Thy holy temple have they defiled. The Babylonians defiled the temple by breaking into it, seizing its treasures and ornaments (<a href="/jeremiah/52-17.htm">Jeremiah 52:17-23</a>), and finally setting fire to it (<a href="/jeremiah/52-13.htm">Jeremiah 52:13</a>). They have laid Jerusalem on heaps. This was certainly not done either by Shishak or by Antiochus Epiphanes; but was done, as prophesied (<a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/26-18.htm">Jeremiah 26:18</a>; <a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Micah 3:12</a>), by the Babylonians. <a href="/commentaries/psalms/79-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>A Psalm מִזְמ֗וֹר (miz·mō·wr) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4210.htm">Strong's 4210: </a> Instrumental music, a poem set to notes of Asaph. לְאָ֫סָ֥ף (lə·’ā·sāp̄) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_623.htm">Strong's 623: </a> Asaph -- 'gatherer', the name of several Israelites The nations, גוֹיִ֨ם ׀ (ḡō·w·yim) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts O God, אֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֡ים (’ĕlō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative have invaded בָּ֤אוּ (bā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go Your inheritance; בְּֽנַחֲלָתֶ֗ךָ (bə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯe·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion they have defiled טִ֭מְּאוּ (ṭim·mə·’ū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2930.htm">Strong's 2930: </a> To be or become unclean Your holy קָדְשֶׁ֑ךָ (qāḏ·še·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> A sacred place, thing, sanctity temple הֵיכַ֣ל (hê·ḵal) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1964.htm">Strong's 1964: </a> A large public building, palace, temple [and] reduced שָׂ֖מוּ (śā·mū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִַ֣ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel to rubble. לְעִיִּֽים׃ (lə·‘î·yîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5856.htm">Strong's 5856: </a> A ruin, heap of ruins <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/79-1.htm">Psalm 79:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/psalms/79-1.htm">Psalm 79:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/psalms/79-1.htm">Psalm 79:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/psalms/79-1.htm">Psalm 79:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/psalms/79-1.htm">Psalm 79:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/79-1.htm">Psalm 79:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/79-1.htm">Psalm 79:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/79-1.htm">Psalm 79:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/79-1.htm">Psalm 79:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/psalms/79-1.htm">Psalm 79:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/psalms/79-1.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 79:1 A Psalm by Asaph (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/78-72.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 78:72"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:72" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/79-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 79:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 79:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>