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Psalm 79:1
King James Version
Psalm 79:1
King James Version
79 O god, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.
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Psalm 79:1
Expanded Bible
Psalm 79:1
Expanded Bible
The Nation Cries for Jerusalem
A psalm of Asaph [C a Levitical musician, a descendant of Gershon, at the time of David; 1 Chr. 6:39; 15:17; 2 Chr. 5:12].
79 God, nations have come against your ·chosen people [L inheritance].
They have ·ruined [profaned] your holy Temple.
They have turned Jerusalem into ·ruins [a dump; 2 Kin. 25:9–10].
Psalm 79:1
New King James Version
Psalm 79:1
New King James Version
A Dirge and a Prayer for Israel, Destroyed by Enemies
A Psalm of Asaph.
79 O God, the [a]nations have come into (A)Your inheritance;
Your holy temple they have defiled;
(B)They have laid Jerusalem [b]in heaps.
Footnotes
- Psalm 79:1 Gentiles
- Psalm 79:1 in ruins
Psalm 79:1
New International Version
Psalm 79:1
New International Version
Psalm 79
A psalm of Asaph.
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