Psalm 79:6 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 79:6-13

The petitions here put up to God are very suitable to the present distresses of the church, and they have pleas to enforce them, interwoven with them, taken mostly from God's honour. I. They pray that God would so turn away his anger from them as to turn it upon those that persecuted and abused them (Ps. 79:6): ?Pour out thy wrath, the full vials of it, upon the heathen; let them wring out the dregs of it, and drink them.? This prayer is in effect a prophecy, in which the wrath of God is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 79:6

Pour out thy wrath upon the Heathen that have not known thee ,.... Who had poured out the blood of the saints like water, and therefore it was a righteous thing with God to pour out the cup of wrath in his hands, and cause them to drink the dregs of it: these words, though they are in the form of an imprecation, yet regard not private revenge, but public justice, and the honour of God; and, besides, may be considered as a prophecy of what would be, and particularly of God's pouring out the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 79:6

Pour out thy wrath - Bad as we are, we are yet less wicked than they. We, it is true, have been unfaithful; but they never knew thy name, and are totally abandoned to idolatry. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 79:6

Verse 6 6.Pour out thy fury upon the heathen, who have not known thee. This prayer is apparently inconsistent with the rule of charity; for, while we feel anxious about our own calamities, and desire to be delivered from them, we ought to desire that others may be relieved as well as ourselves. It would seem, therefore, that the faithful are to be blamed in here wishing the destruction of unbelievers, for whose salvation they ought rather to have been solicitous. But it becomes us to bear in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 79:1-13

The psalm consists of four strophes of four verses each, together with an epilogue consisting of one verse only. In Psalms 74:1-4 the situation is described. In Psalms 74:5-8 and Psalms 74:9-12 prayer is made to God for deliverance, and for vengeance upon the cruel enemy. Psalms 74:13 is an expression of confidence in God, and a promise of perpetual thankfulness. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 79:1-13

An imprecatory psalm. We need not be at pains to fix the date of this psalm, whether it belongs to the period of the Exile or of Antiochus Epiphanes. The words to some extent suit either. But we note in it— I. WHAT IS RIGHT FOR EVERY ONE . The writer is in sore trouble, but he takes his trouble to God. One purpose of all such trouble has already been won—the heart has been brought nearer God. II. WHAT WAS NATURAL AND NOT WRONG FOR ISRAEL , BUT WOULD ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 79:1-13

Prayer for deliverance from suffering. "Written in a time of the deepest distress; the city is desolate and the whole nation oppressed by the cruel thraldom of their heathen oppressors. They are apparently deserted by God, and their bitterness enhanced by the feeling that God was exacting from them the penalty for the iniquity of their forefathers." I. SUFFERING . 1 . God ' s Church seemed in danger of being entirely overthrown. ( Psalms 79:1-5 .) Nothing causes... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 79:6

Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee . It is not the heathen that had never heard of God who are intended, but those who, having heard of him, had refused to "know" him (comp. Exodus 5:2 ), as was the case with all the nations round about Canaan. And upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy Name. Now that we are punished, go on to punish those who have persecuted us, and who are at least as guilty as ourselves. "The prayer rests," as Hengstenberg remarks,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 79:6-7

Praying against our enemies. The gravest difficulties in treating the Book of Psalms concern the entire psalms, and the passages in the psalms, which seem to be invocations of wrath on personal enemies. This is reasonably felt to be wholly contrary to the spirit of Christianity. It is not, however, usually noticed, that it is a hopeful sign for a man to speak his bad feelings out to God. He will do mischief if he speaks them out to his fellow men. He will do no mischief if he speaks them... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 79:6

Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen - Punish, as they deserve, the nations that have risen up against thy people, and that have brought; desolation upon the land. The word rendered here pour out is used with reference to a cup or vial, as containing a mixture for the people to drink - of intoxication, or of poison. See the notes at Revelation 16:1; notes at Psalms 11:6; notes at Isaiah 51:17; compare Jeremiah 25:15, Jeremiah 25:17; Matthew 20:22; Matthew 26:39, Matthew 26:42.That have not known... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 79:6-13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 79:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 79:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 79:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 79:1-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 79:1-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 79:1-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 79:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 79:6-7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 79:6

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