Psalms 79:13

"So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture

Will give thee thanks forever:

We will show forth thy praise to all generations."

Leupold commented here that, "This verse is perhaps to be regarded less as a motive calculated to induce God to help them than as a natural promise to return thanksgiving and praise to God as soon as the deliverance is accomplished."[20]

We wish to conclude our study of this tragic psalm with the beautiful words of Baigent.

"All of the symbols of Israel's security were shattered - their nationhood, their capital, even the temple. Judah's erstwhile allies had deserted her; alone she had faced the foe - and lost! Survivors of the ensuing bloodbath looked to God, their only hope in a creel, friendless world. Behind them lay the grim tragedy of 587 B.C ... Ahead of them lay a question mark regarding both their own and their nation's survival. Heartbroken, they gathered around the mined shrine to lay their anguish before the God of Judah."[21]