Psalms 79:10

Psalms 79:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.
• New International Version (NIV)Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Before our eyes, make known among the nations that you avenge the outpoured blood of your servants.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Let the avenging of the outpoured blood of your servants be known among the nations before our eyes!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Let there be known among the nations in our sight The avenging of the blood of Your servants which has been shed.

Context of Psalms 79:10

8Do not hold us guilty for the sins of our ancestors! Let your compassion quickly meet our needs, for we are on the brink of despair. 9Help us, O God of our salvation! Help us for the glory of your name. Save us and forgive our sins for the honor of your name. Why should pagan nations be allowed to scoff, asking, “Where is their God?” Show us your vengeance against the nations, for they have spilled the blood of your servants. 11Listen to the moaning of the prisoners. Demonstrate your great power by saving those condemned to die. 12O Lord, pay back our neighbors seven times for the scorn they have hurled at you.

Psalms 79:10 word by word

לָ֤מָּה׀ יֹאמְר֣וּ הַגּוֹיִם֮ אַיֵּ֪ה אֱֽלֹהֵ֫יהֶ֥ם יִוָּדַ֣ע בַּגּוֹיִ֣ם לְעֵינֵ֑ינוּ נִ֝קְמַ֗ת דַּֽם־עֲבָדֶ֥יךָ הַשָּׁפֽוּךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Wherefore should the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• their Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• let him be knownיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• in our sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• the revengingנְקָמָהneqâmâh · vengeanceH5360
• of the bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• of thy servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• shedשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: pourH8210

Cross-references for Psalms 79:10

• Psalms 42:3Day and night I have only tears for food, while my enemies continually taunt me, saying, “Where is this God of yours?”
• Psalms 115:2Why let the nations say, “Where is their God?”
• Joel 2:17Let the priests, who minister in the Lord’s presence, stand and weep between the entry room to the Temple and the altar. Let them pray, “Spare your people, Lord! Don’t let your special possession become an object of mockery. Don’t let them become a joke for unbelieving foreigners who say, ‘Has the God of Israel left them?’”
• Micah 7:10Then my enemies will see that the Lord is on my side. They will be ashamed that they taunted me, saying, “So where is the Lord— that God of yours?” With my own eyes I will see their downfall; they will be trampled like mud in the streets.
• Psalms 9:16The Lord is known for his justice. The wicked are trapped by their own deeds. Quiet Interlude
• Psalms 58:11Then at last everyone will say, “There truly is a reward for those who live for God; surely there is a God who judges justly here on earth.”
• Psalms 83:17Let them be ashamed and terrified forever. Let them die in disgrace.
• Exodus 6:7I will claim you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God who has freed you from your oppression in Egypt.
• Exodus 7:5When I raise my powerful hand and bring out the Israelites, the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.”
• Ezekiel 36:23I will show how holy my great name is—the name on which you brought shame among the nations. And when I reveal my holiness through you before their very eyes, says the Sovereign Lord, then the nations will know that I am the Lord.
• Ezekiel 39:21“In this way, I will demonstrate my glory to the nations. Everyone will see the punishment I have inflicted on them and the power of my fist when I strike.
• Jeremiah 51:35Make Babylon suffer as she made us suffer,” say the people of Zion. “Make the people of Babylonia pay for spilling our blood,” says Jerusalem.
• Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her fate, O heaven and people of God and apostles and prophets! For at last God has judged her for your sakes.
• Romans 12:19Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the Lord.

Commentaries on Psalms 79:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Where is their God? - Show where thou art by rising up for our redemption, and the infliction of deserved punishment upon our enemies.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Wherefore should the heathen say Where is their God? - The nations. Why should such a course of forbearance toward them be pursued as to lead them to ask the question whether God is able to punish them, or to come to the conclusion that he is not the God of those who profess to worship him. See Psalm 42:3, note; Psalm 42:10, note. Let him be known among the heathen - Let him so manifest himself among them that they cannot but see that he is God; that he…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. 9-11The people ask God to rescue them. Although Israel’s sins caused the tragedy, the pagan nations must also be held responsible for the bloodshed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. This ground of pleading often used (Ex 32:12; Nu 14:13-16). blood ... shed--(Psa 79:3).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 79:10

• Prayer
• War

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Asaph
• Jealousy
• Psalms
• Purge
• Intercession
• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Psalms, Book of
• Revenge; Revenger

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