Psalm 79:2

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 79:1-13

Psalms 79-80 Cries from a conquered peopleLike a previous psalm of Asaph, Psalms 79:0 is from the time of Jerusalem’s destruction and the taking of the people into captivity. (For an outline of events see introductory notes to Psalms 74:0.) The historical setting for Psalms 80:0 is not clear. Both psalms, 79 and 80, are cries to God for salvation after Israel has suffered defeat and desolation.The scene around Jerusalem is one of horror. The temple has been destroyed, the city is in ruins, and... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 79:2

saints = men of Thy lovingkindness, or gracious ones, or beloved. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 79:2

"The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be food unto the birds of the heavens,The flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth."The commentators who refer this to the murder of some sixty priests by Antiochus Epiphanes overlook the fact that there is not a word here about any priests. Also, the fact of there being no one available to bury the dead bodies speaks of a time when the people were being deported to Babylon. Certainly, those pagan captors would not have allowed any... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 79:2

2, 3. (Compare Jeremiah 15:3; Jeremiah 16:4). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 79:1-4

1. A lament over Jerusalem’s destruction 79:1-4Enemies had invaded Israel, defiled the temple, destroyed Jerusalem, and left the bodies of Israel’s soldiers unburied. To lie unburied, like an animal for which no one cared, was the final humiliation. Consequently, God’s inheritance had become an object of derision for her neighbors."The issue here is not God’s justice in judging his people but the means used by the Lord [cf. Habakkuk 1-2]. The pagans must be held accountable for their... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 79:1-13

Psalms 79In this national (communal) lament psalm: Asaph mourned Jerusalem’s destruction and pleaded with God to have mercy on His people, despite their sins, for His name’s sake (cf. Psalms 74). This Asaph may have lived after the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem. The writer’s viewpoint seems to be that of the survivors left in Jerusalem, rather than that of the deportees, which Psalms 137 reflects."This psalm repeats the themes of Psalms 74, but seemingly with more venom. The situation is... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 79:1-13

For the occasion and date of this Ps. see intro. to Psalms 74. It gives a pathetic picture of the calamities that have fallen upon God’s people (Psalms 79:1-4), entreats God to withdraw His anger from them, to forgive their sins, and to avenge them on the heathen (Psalms 79:5-12), that they may give Him perpetual praise (Psalms 79:13).1. Jerusalem on heaps] This is truer of the Babylonian captivity than of the time of Antiochus Epiphanes. 6. Quoted from Jeremiah 10:25. 8. Former iniquities] RV... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 79:2

(2) In addition to references in Margin see Deuteronomy 28:26.Saints.—Heb., chasîdîm. (See Note, Psalms 16:10.) Here with definite allusion to the Assdœans of 1 Maccabees 7. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 79:1-13

The Divine Forgetfulness Psalms 79:8 read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 79:1-13

Psalms 79:1-13THE same national agony which was the theme of Psalms 74:1-23, forced the sad strains of this psalm from the singer’s heart. There, the profanation of the Temple and here, the destruction of the city, are the more prominent. There, the dishonour to God; here, the distresses of His people, are set forth. Consequently, confession of sin is more appropriate here, and prayers for pardon blend with those for deliverance. But the tone of both psalms is the same, and there are... read more

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