Psalms 79:7 meaning and explanation
for they have devoured Jacob and devastated his homeland.
Psalms 79:7, Berean Standard Bible
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The speaker is the community of Judah, praying after an enemy has invaded, defiled the temple and left Jerusalem in ruins. The verse gives the reason for the plea in verse 6: the nations have "devoured Jacob," a poetic way of saying they have consumed the covenant people, and laid waste the land God gave them.
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