Psalms 79:6

Psalms 79:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.
• New International Version (NIV)Pour out your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge you, on the kingdoms that do not call on your name;
• English Standard Version (ESV)Pour out your anger on the nations that do not know you, and on the kingdoms that do not call upon your name!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not know You, And on the kingdoms that do not call on Your name.

Context of Psalms 79:6

4We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to those around us. 5How long, O LORD? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire? Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You, on the kingdoms that refuse to call on Your name, 7for they have devoured Jacob and devastated his homeland. 8Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.

Psalms 79:6 word by word

שְׁפֹ֤ךְ חֲמָתְךָ֨ אֶֽל־הַגּוֹיִם֮ אֲשֶׁ֪ר לֹא־יְדָ֫ע֥וּךָ וְעַ֥ל מַמְלָכ֑וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּ֝שִׁמְךָ֗ לֹ֣א קָרָֽאוּ׃Read the interlinear

• Pour outשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: pourH8210
• Your wrathחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
• onאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• thatאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• do notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• acknowledge Youיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• onעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the kingdomsמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467
• to callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• on Your nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034

Cross-references for Psalms 79:6

• Psalms 69:24Pour out Your wrath upon them, and let Your burning anger overtake them.
• Isaiah 42:25So He poured out on them His furious anger and the fierceness of battle. It enveloped them in flames, but they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.
• Revelation 16:1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.”
• Isaiah 13:1This is the burden against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received:
• Isaiah 21:1This is the burden against the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the Negev, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror.
• Isaiah 23:1This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.
• Jeremiah 10:25Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You, and on the families that do not call on Your name. For they have devoured Jacob; they have consumed him and finished him off; they have devastated his homeland.
• Jeremiah 25:29For behold, I am beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears My Name, so how could you possibly go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the LORD of Hosts.’
• Jeremiah 46:1This is the word of the LORD about the nations—the word that came to Jeremiah the prophet
• Jeremiah 47:1This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines before Pharaoh struck down Gaza.
• Jeremiah 48:1Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled.
• Jeremiah 49:1Concerning the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says: “Has Israel no sons? Is he without heir? Why then has Milcom taken possession of Gad? Why have his people settled in their cities?
• Jeremiah 50:1This is the word that the LORD spoke through Jeremiah the prophet concerning Babylon and the land of the Chaldeans:
• Jeremiah 51:1This is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will stir up against Babylon and against the people of Leb-kamai the spirit of a destroyer.
• Psalms 9:16The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
• Isaiah 45:4For the sake of Jacob My servant and Israel My chosen one, I call you by name; I have given you a title of honor, though you have not known Me.

Commentaries on Psalms 79:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Pour out thy wrath - Bad as we are, we are yet less wicked than they. We, it is true, have been unfaithful; but they never knew thy name, and are totally abandoned to idolatry.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen - Punish, as they deserve, the nations that have risen up against thy people, and that have brought; desolation upon the land. The word rendered here pour out is used with reference to a cup or vial, as containing a mixture for the people to drink - of intoxication, or of poison. See the notes at Revelation 16:1; notes at Psalm 11:6; notes at Isaiah 51:17; compare Jeremiah 25:15, Jeremiah 25:17; Matthew 20:22; Matthew…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-13Verses 6-13 Those who persist in ignorance of God, and neglect of prayer, are the ungodly. How unrighteous soever men were, the Lord was righteous in permitting them to do what they did. Deliverances from trouble are mercies indeed, when grounded upon the pardon of sin; we should therefore be more earnest in prayer for the removal of our sins than for the removal of afflictions. They had no hopes but from God's mercies, his tender mercies. They plead no…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The repentant among God’s people ask him to vent his anger not on them but on their wicked and unrepentant enemies.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. (Compare Jr 10:25). Though we deserve much, do not the heathen deserve more for their violence to us (Jr 51:3-5; Zec 1:14)? The singular denotes the chief power, and the use of the plural indicates the combined confederates. called upon--or, "by" thy name--proclaimed Thy attributes and professed allegiance (Is 12:4; Ac 2:21).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 79:6

• Blindness
• Idolatry
• Prayerlessness

In the dictionaries

• Asaph
• Jealousy
• Psalms
• Purge
• God
• Intercession
• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Psalms, Book of
• Worship
• Wrath, (anger)

Commentaries on Psalms 79

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary