Psa 79:1 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Ps 79:1-13: Ps 79 This lament describes the occasion of Jerusalem’s fall in 586 BC . The early history of Israel’s rebellions described in Ps 78 provoked God’s wrath, resulting in the desolation of Zion described here as the defilement of the Temple and the disgraced bodies that littered the landscape. The psalmist then prays for forgiveness and rescue (79:8-9 ), as well as for God to pay back the nation’s enemies (79:12-13 ). Other psalms lamenting the Exile include Pss 42–44 , 102 , 107 , 126 , 137 . Summary for Ps 79:1-4: 79:1-4 The poet laments the desecration of the Temple and the success of the enemy. 79:1 your special possession: This phrase might refer to the land , the Temple (see 61:5 ), or the people (see 79:2 ; 78:71 ).

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‏ Psalms 79:1

Summary for Ps 79:1-13: Ps 79 ^a This lament describes the occasion of Jerusalem’s fall in 586 BC. The early history of Israel’s rebellions described in Ps 78 ^b provoked God’s wrath, resulting in the desolation of Zion described here as the defilement of the Temple and the disgraced bodies that littered the landscape. The psalmist then prays for forgiveness and rescue (79:8-9 ^c), as well as for God to pay back the nation’s enemies (79:12-13 ^d). Other psalms lamenting the Exile include Pss 42–44 ^e, 102 ^f, 107 ^g, 126 ^h, 137 ⁱ.
Summary for Ps 79:1-4: 79:1-4 ^j The poet laments the desecration of the Temple and the success of the enemy. 79:1 ^k your special possession: This phrase might refer to the land, the Temple (see 61:5 ^l), or the people (see 79:2 ^m; 78:71 ⁿ).