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Psalm 79:1 KJV
Psalms · chapter 79 · verse 1
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.Psalm 79:1 · King James Version
Psalm 79:1 in context
1O GOD, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.
2The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.
3Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- inheritancenachălâhproperly, something inheritedH5159 →
- JerusalemYᵉrûwshâlaimJerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineH3389 →
- heathengôwya foreign nationH1471 →
- defiledṭâmêʼto be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral senseH2930 →
- templehêykâla large public building, such as a palace or templeH1964 →
- comebôwʼto go or comeH935 →
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We have here a sad complaint exhibited in the court of heaven. The world is full of complaints, and so is the church too, for it suffers, not only with it, but from it, as a lily among thorns. God is complained to;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5