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 are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us. 5How long, Yhwh? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire? Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name. 7For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place. 8O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily come to us: for we are brought very 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
• thy wrathחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
• upon the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• that have not knownיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• thee, and upon the kingdomsמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467
• that have not calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• upon thy nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034

Cross-references for Psalms 79:6

• Psalms 69:24Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.
• Isaiah 42:25Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.
• Revelation 16:1And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
• Isaiah 13:1The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.
• Isaiah 21:1The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.
• Isaiah 23:1The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.
• Jeremiah 10:25Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate.
• Jeremiah 25:29For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith Yhwh of Armies.
• Jeremiah 46:1The word of Yhwh which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;
• Jeremiah 47:1The word of Yhwh that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.
• Jeremiah 48:1Against Moab thus saith Yhwh of Armies, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed.
• Jeremiah 49:1Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith Yhwh; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities?
• Jeremiah 50:1The word that Yhwh spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet.
• Jeremiah 51:1Thus saith Yhwh; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind;
• Psalms 9:16Yhwh is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
• Isaiah 45:4For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast 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