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Psalms 79:1 open_in_new
Title.. Psalm. Hebrew mizmor. See App-65.
of Asaph. The eighth of the twelve Asaph Psalms. Compare Psalms 74, the second of the third book. See App-10. The Psalm is said to have "hardly any regular strophical divisions". But see the Structure above.
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.
heathen. nations.
holy. See note on Exodus 3:5.
temple. See 1 Kings 14:25 1 Kings 14:26. 2 Chronicles 12:2-10. Pillaged, but not destroyed.
on heaps. in ruins. Compare the prophecy in Micah 3:12.
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Psalms 79:2 open_in_new
saints. men of Thy lovingkindness, or gracious ones, or beloved.
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Psalms 79:3 open_in_new
shed. poured out. Compare same word in Psalms 79:6.
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Psalms 79:5 open_in_new
How long... ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6. Compare (Psalms 79:5) with (Psalms 79:10).
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Psalms 79:6 open_in_new
Pour out. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6. See note on "shed", Psalms 79:3.
not known Thee. Compare Jeremiah 10:25.
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Psalms 79:7 open_in_new
they have. So some codices, with Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate. Compare Jeremiah 10:25. But other codices read "he hath": i.e. the enemy.
Jacob. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), App-6, for the riches of his descendants.
dwelling place. pasture.
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Psalms 79:8 open_in_new
iniquities. Hebrew. 'avah. App-44.
prevent us. come to meet us. Eng. usage changed. Original sense obsolete.
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Psalms 79:9 open_in_new
purge away. cover, or atone for. Hebrew. kaphar. See note on Exodus 29:33.
Thy name's sake. Thine own sake. See Psalms 20:1.
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Psalms 79:10 open_in_new
Wherefore... ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6. Compare Psalms 79:5.
By. Supply Ellipsis from the preceding line: "[Let] the avenging... [be known]", &c.
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Psalms 79:11 open_in_new
Thy power. Hebrew Thine arm. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Effect), App-6, for the power contained in and put forth by it. By Figure of speech Anthropopatheia (App-6), an "arm" attributed to God.
preserve. reserve.
those that are appointed to die. sons of death. Genitive of Relation. Compare Romans 8:36.
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Psalms 79:13 open_in_new
To the chief Musician. See App-64.