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Psalms 79:13
13Then we will continue to thank you for ever. You take care of us, as the sheep in your field. We will tell our children and grandchildren to praise you, as you deserve.
Psalms 79:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.
- New International Version (NIV)Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture, will praise you forever; from generation to generation we will proclaim your praise.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But we your people, the sheep of your pasture, will give thanks to you forever; from generation to generation we will recount your praise.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So we, Your people and sheep of Your pasture, Will give You thanks forever; We will show forth Your praise to all generations.
Context of Psalms 79:13
11Listen to the prisoners who are in pain! They are calling out for help. Use your great power to make them free, before their enemies kill them. 12Lord, those countries near to us have insulted you. Punish them as they deserve, seven times over! Give them as much trouble as they have given to you. Then we will continue to thank you for ever. You take care of us, as the sheep in your field. We will tell our children and grandchildren to praise you, as you deserve.
Read all of Psalms 79Psalms 79:13 word by word
וַאֲנַ֤חְנוּ עַמְּךָ֨׀ וְצֹ֥אן מַרְעִיתֶךָ֮ נ֤וֹדֶ֥ה לְּךָ֗ לְע֫וֹלָ֥ם לְדֹ֥ר וָדֹ֑ר נְ֝סַפֵּ֗ר תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- So we thy peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- and sheepצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
- of thy pastureמַרְעִיתmir‛îyth · pasturingH4830
- will give thee thanksיָדָהyâdâh · to give thanksH3034
- for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
- we will shew forthסָפַרsâphar · to recountH5608
- thy praiseתְּהִלָּהtehillâh · praiseH8416
- to allדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755
Cross-references for Psalms 79:13
- Psalms 74:1God, have you turned against us for ever? Why are you so angry with us? We belong to you, so please take care of us, like a shepherd takes care of his sheep.
- Psalms 95:7He is our God. He takes care of us, like a shepherd takes care of his sheep. As his sheep, he gives us what we need. Today, you must listen to him and obey him.
- Psalms 100:3Understand that the Lord is God. He made us and we are his people. He takes care of us, like a shepherd with his sheep.
- Psalms 45:17In future years I will cause people to remember that you are a great king! Then people will praise you always and for ever.
- Psalms 74:18Lord, think about your enemies. They are always laughing at you. Foolish people are insulting your name.
- Psalms 145:4Down from father to son, people will praise you. They will tell each other about the powerful things that you have done.
- Isaiah 43:21They are the people that I made for myself, so that they would praise me aloud.
Commentaries on Psalms 79:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13We thy people - Whom thou hast chosen from among all the people of the earth. And sheep of thy pasture - Of whom thou thyself art the Shepherd. Let us not be destroyed by those who are thy enemies; and we, in all our generations, will give thanks unto thee for ever.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13So we thy people, and sheep of thy pasture - See the notes at Psalm 74:1. Will give thee thanks for ever - Will praise thee always; will acknowledge thee as our God, and will evermore render thee thanksgiving. We will shew forth thy praise to all generations - Margin, as in Hebrew, to generation and generation. That is, We will make arrangements that the memory of these gracious acts shall be transmitted to future times; to distant generations. This 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. 1-13This lament describes the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC. Israel’s early history of rebellion, described in Psalm 78, angered God. As a result, Zion was destroyed. The temple was defiled, and the bodies of the dead lay across the land. The psalmist then prays for forgiveness and rescue (Psalm 79:8–9) and asks God to repay the nation's enemies (Psalm 79:12–13). Other psalms lamenting the exile include Psalms 42–44, 102, 107, 126, and 137.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. sheep ... pasture--(Compare Psa 74:1; 78:70).Read the comment
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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
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