Psalms 79:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 79:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 79:4 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 79:4 — KJV
“We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.”
— Psalms 79:4 (KJV)
Psalms 79:4 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
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Cross-References for Psalms 79:4
“Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 79:4: reproach, neighbours, scorn
“Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 79:4: reproach, round, about
“So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the LORD have spoken it.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 79:4: reproach, round, about
“Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time of thy reproach of the daughters of Syria, and all that are round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, which despise thee round about. Syria: Heb. Aram despise: or, spoil”
Shares key themes with Psalms 79:4: reproach, round, about
“Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about; rivers: or, bottoms, or, dales”
Shares key themes with Psalms 79:4: derision, round, about
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