Psalms 79:10 meaning and explanation

Why should the nations ask, “Where is their God?” Before our eyes, make known among the nations Your vengeance for the bloodshed of Your servants.

Psalms 79:10, Berean Standard Bible

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The psalmist speaks as part of a devastated community after Jerusalem's temple has been defiled and its people killed, likely remembering the Babylonian destruction. The nations around them taunt that Israel's God has failed, and the question "Where is their God?" is a jeer, not honest seeking.

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