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Psalms 79:7

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 79:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For they have devoured Jacob, And laid waste his habitation.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For they have devoured Jacob, And laid waste his habitation.
Psalms 79:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 79

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.
8Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers: Let thy tender mercies speedily meet us; For we are brought very low.
9Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name; And deliver us, and forgive our sins, for thy name`s sake.
10Wherefore should the nations say, Where is their God? Let the avenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed Be known among the nations in our sight.
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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
“For they have devoured Jacob, etc.] The posterity of Jacob, the people of the Jews, typical of the church of God, made havoc of by the Romish antichrist: and laid waste his dwelling place; both Jerusalem and the temple, which was done both by the Chaldeans and the Romans, and also in the times of Antiochus; see the Apocrypha: “38 Insomuch that the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled because of them: whereupon the city was made an habitation of strangers, and became strange to those that were born in her; and her own children left her. 39 Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach her honour into contempt.” (1 Maccabees 1) “4 In…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“For they have devoured Jacob - literally, “They have eaten.” That is, they have eaten up what the land produced. And laid waste his dwelling-place - His home; his habitation; the residence of Jacob, or of the people of Israel. 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
“For they: Psa 80:13; Isa 9:12; Jer 50:7, Jer 51:34, Jer 51:35; Zac 1:15 laid: Ch2 36:21; Isa 24:1-12, Isa 64:10, Isa 64:11 Psalms 79:8”
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