Psalms 79:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 79:2 — by Collins Asein
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Psalms 79:2 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto th..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 79:2 — KJV
“The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.”
— Psalms 79:2 (KJV)
Psalms 79:2 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 79:2
“I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 79:2: dead, bodies, meat
“And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 79:2: meat, fowls, heaven
“They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 79:2: meat, fowls, heaven
“And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 79:2: meat, fowls, heaven
“And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven. open...: Heb. face of the field”
Shares key themes with Psalms 79:2: given, meat, fowls
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