Psalms 79:12

Psalms 79:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)Pay back into the laps of our neighbors seven times the contempt they have hurled at you, Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Return sevenfold into the lap of our neighbors the taunts with which they have taunted you, O Lord!
• New King James Version (NKJV)And return to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom Their reproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord.

Context of Psalms 79:12

10Why should the nations ask, “Where is their God?” Before our eyes, let vengeance for the shed blood of your servants be known among the nations. 11Let the groans of the prisoners reach you; according to your great power, preserve those condemned to die. Pay back sevenfold to our neighbors the reproach they have hurled at you, Lord. 13Then we, your people, the sheep of your pasture, will thank you forever; we will declare your praise to generation after generation.

Psalms 79:12 word by word

וְהָ֘שֵׁ֤ב לִשְׁכֵנֵ֣ינוּ שִׁ֭בְעָתַיִם אֶל־חֵיקָ֑ם חֶרְפָּ֘תָ֤ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר חֵרְפ֣וּךָ אֲדֹנָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And renderשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• unto our neighboursשָׁכֵןshâkên · neighborH7934
• sevenfoldשִׁבְעָתַיִםshib‛âthayim · sevenfoldH7659
• into their bosomחֵיקchêyq chêq chôq · bosom: lapH2436
• their reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpâh · reproachH2781
• wherewith they have reproachedחָרַףchâraph · to tauntH2778
• thee, O Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136

Cross-references for Psalms 79:12

• Genesis 4:15Then the Lord replied to him, “In that case, whoever kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.” And he placed a mark on Cain so that whoever found him would not kill him.
• Leviticus 26:21“If you act with hostility toward me and are unwilling to obey me, I will multiply your plagues seven times for your sins.
• Isaiah 65:5They say, ‘Keep to yourself, don’t come near me, for I am too holy for you!’ These practices are smoke in my nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.
• Jeremiah 32:18You show faithful love to thousands but lay the fathers’ iniquity on their sons’ laps after them, great and mighty God whose name is the Lord of Armies,
• Luke 6:38Give, and it will be given to you; a good measure — pressed down, shaken together, and running over — will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”
• Psalms 44:16because of the taunts of the scorner and reviler, because of the enemy and avenger.
• Psalms 74:18Remember this: the enemy has mocked the Lord, and a foolish people has insulted your name.

Commentaries on Psalms 79:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Sevenfold into their bosom - That is, Let them get in this world what they deserve for the cruelties they have inflicted on us. Let them suffer in captivity, who now have us in bondage. Probably this is a prediction.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12And render unto our neighbors - That is, the neighbors who had reproached them; the surrounding people who had seen these calamities come upon them, and who had regarded these calamities as proof that their God was unable to protect them, or that they were suffering under his displeasure. See the notes at Psalm 79:4. “Sevenfold.” Seven times the amount of reproach which they have heaped upon us. The word seven is often used to denote many, as seven was…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. 12The exile resulted in national suffering and in individual searching for the Lord. Pay back: See Psalm 1:6; 94:2; Jeremiah 32:18. The phrase sevenfold means something is complete. Israel's neighbors included Edom, Moab, and Ammon (see Psalm 137:7; 2 Kings 24:2; Obadiah 1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. into their bosom--The lap or folds of the dress is used by Eastern people for receiving articles. The figure denotes retaliation (compare Is 65:6, 7). They reproached God as well as His people.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 79:12

• Prayer

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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