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Psalms 79:4

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 79:4 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “We are become a reproach to our neighbors, A scoffing and derision to them that are round about us.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

We are become a reproach to our neighbors, A scoffing and derision to them that are round about us.
Psalms 79:4 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 79

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1O God, the nations are come into thine inheritance; Thy holy temple have they defiled; They have laid Jerusalem in heaps.
2The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be food unto the birds of the heavens, The flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.
3Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; And there was none to bury them.
4We are become a reproach to our neighbors, A scoffing and derision to them that are round about us.
5How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
6Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that know thee not, And upon the kingdoms that call not upon thy name.
7For they have devoured Jacob, And laid waste his habitation.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“We are become a reproach to our neighbours, etc.] That is, those that remained; so the Jews were to the Edomites, especially at the time of the Babylonish captivity, (<19D707>Psalm 137:7), a scorn and derision to them that are round about us; as the Christians in all ages have been to the men of the world, and especially will be insulted and triumphed over when the witnesses are slain, (<661110>Revelation 11:10).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“We are become a reproach to our neighbours - See the language in this verse explained in the notes at Psalms 44:13. The words in the Hebrew are the same, and the one seems to have been copied from the other. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“become: Psa 44:13, Psa 44:14, Psa 80:6, Psa 89:41; Deu 28:37; Jer 24:9, Jer 25:18, Jer 42:18; Lam 2:15, Lam 2:16; Lam 5:1; Eze 35:12, Eze 36:3, Eze 36:15 scorn: Kg1 9:7; Neh 2:19, Neh 4:1-4 Psalms 79:5”
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