Psalms 79:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 79:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 79:1 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "[A Psalm of Asaph.] O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have lai..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 79:1 — KJV
“[A Psalm of Asaph.] O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps. of: or, for”
— Psalms 79:1 (KJV)
Psalms 79:1 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 79:1
“And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 79:1: god, come, thine
“Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 79:1: come, into, thine
“O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 79:1: god, come, thine
“And concerning the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated unto the LORD their God, and laid them by heaps. by heaps: Heb. heaps, heaps”
Shares key themes with Psalms 79:1: god, holy, laid
“And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor; governor: or, deputy”
Shares key themes with Psalms 79:1: god, into, temple
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