Psa 79:5-8 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Ps 79:5-8: 79:5-8 The intensity of God’s judgment surprises the people; they cry out in despair for compassion, forgiveness, and relief. Verses 6-7 are repeated almost verbatim in Jer 10:25 .

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cJer 10:25►

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hJer 31:30►

iEzek 18:20►

‏ Psalms 79:5-8

Summary for Ps 79:5-8: 79:5-8 ^a The intensity of God’s judgment surprises the people; they cry out in despair for compassion, forgiveness, and relief. Verses 6-7 ^b are repeated almost verbatim in Jer 10:25 ^c.
79:6 ^d The repentant among God’s people ask him to vent his anger not on them but on their wicked and unrepentant enemies.
79:8 ^e The people’s accumulation of past sins contributed to the Exile (2 Kgs 17:7-23 ^f; 24:3-4 ^g); however, the people perished because of their own sins (Jer 31:30 ^h; Ezek 18:20 ⁱ).