Revised Literal Translation
Psalms 79:10
10Wherefore 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.1
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
8O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily come to us: for we are brought very low. 9Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake. 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. 11Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die; 12And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
Read all of Psalms 79Psalms 79:10 word by word
לָ֤מָּה׀ יֹאמְר֣וּ הַגּוֹיִם֮ אַיֵּ֪ה אֱֽלֹהֵ֫יהֶ֥ם יִוָּדַ֣ע בַּגּוֹיִ֣ם לְעֵינֵ֑ינוּ נִ֝קְמַ֗ת דַּֽם־עֲבָדֶ֥יךָ הַשָּׁפֽוּךְ׃Read the interlinear
- 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 42:3My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
- Psalms 115:2Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?
- Joel 2:17Let the priests, the ministers of Yhwh, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Yhwh, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
- Micah 7:10Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is Yhwh thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
- Psalms 9:16Yhwh is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
- Psalms 58:11So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.
- Psalms 83:17Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:
- Exodus 6:7And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am Yhwh your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
- Exodus 7:5And the Egyptians shall know that I am Yhwh, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.
- Ezekiel 36:23And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am Yhwh, saith the Lord Yhwh, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.
- Ezekiel 39:21And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them.
- Jeremiah 51:35The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say; and my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say.
- Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
- Romans 12:19Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith 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
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Notes
- 1. Psalms 79:10 revenging: Heb. vengeance. ↩
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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