Psalms 79:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord. ”

Psalms 79:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And render unto our neighbors - That is, the neighbors who had reproached them; the surrounding people who had seen these calamities come upon them, and who had regarded these calamities as proof...
Psalms 79:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

LXXIX. The Sanctuary Profaned. The Ps. is of the same date as Psalms 74. It does not suit the earlier destruction of the city and the Temple in 586 B.C. The words war, overthrow, and the like do no...
Psalms 79:12 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

12 And render to our neighbors sevenfold. We have already said enough on the subject of vengeance; and here the faithful show still more clearly, that they are not so much moved by the injur...
Psalms 79:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord. Sevenfold into their bosom - That is, Let them get in this world what they deser...
Psalms 79:12 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And render, &c.— This seems to respect the Edomites chiefly. See Psalms 137 . REFLECTIONS.— In this world the church of Christ is in a militant state: many are the troubles of the righteous...
Psalms 79:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord. And render unto our neighbours seven-fold into their bosom - ( Isaiah 65:...
Psalms 79:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Psalms 79:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Neighbours. — The sharpest pang of the suffering came from the taunts of “neighbours. (See Psalms 79:4 .) Sevenfold. — As in Genesis 4:15 . We naturally contrast the law of Christian forgivene...
Psalms 79:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 79:1-13 THE 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 des...
Psalms 79:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Help Us, O God of Our Salvation” Psalms 79:1-13 It was the period of the Chaldean invasion. This cry of horror went forth from the heart of the Chosen People, who had looked upon the sacred sh...
Psalms 79:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is a cry of distress. The conditions described are those of overwhelming national calamity. The country and the city of God are overrun and spoiled by ruthless enemies. The people have been slai...
Psalms 79:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

What is here spoken by way of prayer, is also to be considered as the language of faith. The Lord will recompense the wrongs of his people upon their enemies; and the Lord will secure the salvation o...
Psalms 79:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And render unto our neighbours seven fold into their bosom , ec.] Not seven fold for one, as the Targum paraphrases it, or a seven fold punishment for one sin; but that he would recompense their sin...
Psalms 79:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord. Ver. 12. Into their bosom ] Full measure, pressed down, shaken together, and...
Psalms 79:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Let the sighing of the prisoner Of thy poor people now in prison, or, at least, in captivity; come before thee Be taken cognizance of by thee, and be as prevalent with thee as these prayers; acc...
Psalms 79:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Petitions for Succor and Relief; Petitions for Deliverance. 6 Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known t...
Psalms 79:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Sevenfold, i.e. either, 1. Abundantly, as this phrase notes, Isaiah 65:6,7 Jer 32:18 Luke 6:38 . Or, 2. Sensibly, so as it may come home to them, and fall heavily upon them in their own pe...
Psalms 79:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription .— “A Psalm of Asaph . “See Introduction to Psalms 74 . Occasion .—This Psalm is closely related to the 74th, and both most probably refer to the devastation and desec...
Psalms 79:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Title. A psalm of Asaph, an elegy over the slain, as is supposed, when Shishak king of Egypt invaded Judea with a great army, besieging the cities and slaughtering the people. Sir Isaac Newton thin...
Psalms 79:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

O God, the heathen are come into Thine inheritance. The inhumanity of man and the mixture of good and evil I. Here is a fact revealing the inhumanity of man and the permissive government of God...
Psalms 79:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS is "a psalm of complaint, closely parallel to Psalms 74:1-19 ." (Cheyne), and must, like that psalm, be referred to the time of the Babylonian conquest. It shows us the Holy L...
Psalms 79:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Prayer in the Midst of Oppression. A psalm of Asaph, similar in tone and content to Psalms 74, though any special event which might have occasioned the writing of this hymn is not known.
Psalms 79:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 4:15 ; Isaiah 65:5-7 ; Jeremiah 32:18 ; Leviticus 26:21 ; Leviticus 26:28 ; Luke 6:38 ; Psalms 44:16 ; Psalms 74:18-22

Psalms 79:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 79:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 79:12 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 79:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 79:12 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 79:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 79:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 79:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 79:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 79:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 79:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 79:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 79:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 79:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 79:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 79:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 79:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 79:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 79:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 79:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 79:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 79:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 79:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge