The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 79:1
O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance (comp. Psalms 74:2 ; Psalms 78:62 ). 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 ( Jeremiah 52:17-23 ), and finally setting fire to it ( Jeremiah 52:13 ). They have laid Jerusalem on heaps. This was certainly not done either by Shishak or by Antiochus Epiphanes; but was done, as... read more
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 79:13
Verse 13 In the last verse, the pious Jews declare that the fruit of their deliverance will be, that the name of God will be celebrated; and we ought not to desire our preservation or welfare for any other end. When he freely bestows upon us all things, the design for which he does this is, that his goodness may be made known and exalted. Now, these sufferers engage to make a grateful acknowledgement of their deliverance, and declare that this will not be done merely for a short time, but that... read more