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John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 79:10
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Wherefore should the Heathen say, where is their God? etc.] They boast of, and put their confidence in, and expect salvation from? he does not appear for them, he is not with them; he has forsaken them, and will not help them; than which nothing can be more afflicting and distressing to the Lord’s people; (see <194203>Psalm 42:3), let him be known among the Heathen in our sight; in his holiness and justice, as a God of power, and to whom vengeance belongs; let him be known by his judgments executed upon the Heathen, openly and publicly in our sight, and in the view of the whole world; (see <190916>Psalm 9:16), so it follows, by the revenging of the blood of thy servants, which is shed; as in (<197903>Psalm 79:3), which blood God will revenge according to the request of his people, and give them blood to drink by way of retaliation; by which means his vindictive justice will be known, and it will be seen where the God of his people is, that he is with them, and maintains their cause; (see <660609> Revelation 6:9 16:6,7 19:2). The words may be rendered in connection with the preceding clause thus; “let it be known among the Heathen in our sight, even the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed”; though Kimchi supplies the words as we do, “by a revenging”, etc.
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