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PSALM 79

. This Psalm, like the seventy-fourth, probably depicts
the desolations of the Chaldeans (). It comprises the usual complaint, prayer, and promised
thanks for relief.

**1.** (Compare ).

**2, 3.** (Compare [Jeremiah 15:3](../../../kjv/jeremiah/15/3);
[Jeremiah 16:4](../../../kjv/jeremiah/16/4)).

**4.** (Compare [Psalms 44:13](../../../kjv/psalms/44/13);
[Jeremiah 42:18](../../../kjv/jeremiah/42/18); [Lamentations 2:15](../../../kjv/lamentations/2/15)).

**5. How long**— ().
**be angry**— ().
**jealousy burn**— ().

**6, 7.** (Compare ). Though we deserve much, do not the heathen deserve more
for their violence to us ([Jeremiah 51:3-5](../../../kjv/jeremiah/51/3-5);
[Zechariah 1:14](../../../kjv/zechariah/1/14))? The singular denotes
the chief power, and the use of the plural indicates the combined
confederates.
**called upon**—or, "by"
**thy name**—proclaimed Thy
attributes and professed allegiance ([Isaiah 12:4](../../../kjv/isaiah/12/4);
[Acts 2:21](../../../kjv/acts/2/21)).

**8. former iniquities**—literally,
"iniquities of former times."
**prevent us**—literally,
"meet us," as in [Psalms 21:3](../../../kjv/psalms/21/3).

**9. for . . . glory of thy name**
[and for] **thy name's sake**—both mean for illustrating Thy
attributes, faithfulness, power, &c.
**purge . . . sins**—literally,
"provide atonement for us." Deliverance from sin and
suffering, for their good and God's glory, often distinguish the
prayers of Old Testament saints (compare ).

**10.** This ground of pleading
often used ([Exodus 32:12](../../../kjv/exodus/32/12); [Numbers 14:13-16](../../../kjv/numbers/14/13-16)).
**blood . . . shed**— ([Numbers 14:13-4](../../../kjv/numbers/14/13-4)).

**11. prisoner**—the whole captive
people.
**power**—literally, "arm"
([Psalms 10:15](../../../kjv/psalms/10/15)).

**12. into their bosom**—The lap
or folds of the dress is used by Eastern people for receiving
articles. The figure denotes retaliation (compare [Isaiah 65:6](../../../kjv/isaiah/65/6);
[Isaiah 65:7](../../../kjv/isaiah/65/7)). They reproached God as
well as His people.

**13. sheep . . . pasture**—(Compare
[Psalms 74:1](../../../kjv/psalms/74/1); [Psalms 78:70](../../../kjv/psalms/78/70)).

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