The Meaning of Psalms 79:10 Explained

Psalms 79:10

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.

YLT: Why do the nations say, 'Where is their God?' Let be known among the nations before our eyes, The vengeance of the blood of Thy servants that is shed.

Darby: Wherefore should the nations say, Where is their God? Let the avenging of the blood of thy servants that is shed be known among the nations in our sight.

ASV: Wherefore should the nations say, Where is their God? Let the avenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed Be known among the nations in our sight.

Discover Psalms 79:10

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 79:10?

MEANING: What does Psalms 79:10 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 79:10 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 79:10?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Psalms 79:10 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalm 79:1-13 - "help Us, O God Of Our Salvation"
It was the period of the Chaldean invasion. This cry of horror went forth from the heart of the Chosen People, who had looked upon the sacred shrine as inviolable. They could not believe that the tide of invasion could break in upon Jerusalem, or that the Holy City should be defiled by the profane feet of the heathen. This psalm should be compared with the book of Lamentations. We there find the same horror, the same anguish, the same sense of surprise, the same hatred of the foe, the same cry to God.
Does it seem as if God were angry with you? Have the heathen forced their way into the inner shrine and city of your heart? Are you brought very low and near unto death? Then begin to inquire whether some sin may not have alienated God from you. Confess it and put it away. Turn to God with a free and glad faith. Ask that His mercies may prevent (literally, "go before") and His help succor you, for His Name's sake. The sighing of the captive and the greatness of God power, Psalms 79:11, are in close affinity; and when you are delivered, remember your vows, and show forth His praise to all within your reach. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalm 79

1  The psalmist complains of the desolation of Jerusalem
8  He prays for deliverance
13  and promises thankfulness

What do the individual words in Psalms 79:10 mean?

Why should say the nations 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
לָ֤מָּה ׀ יֹאמְר֣וּ הַגּוֹיִם֮ אַיֵּ֪ה ؟ אֱ‍ֽלֹהֵ֫יהֶ֥ם יִוָּדַ֣ע בגיים [בַּגּוֹיִ֣ם] (לְעֵינֵ֑ינוּ) נִ֝קְמַ֗ת דַּֽם־ עֲבָדֶ֥יךָ הַשָּׁפֽוּךְ

לָ֤מָּה ׀  Why 
Parse: Interrogative
Root: לָמָּה 
Sense: what, how, of what kind.
יֹאמְר֣וּ  should  say 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הַגּוֹיִם֮  the  nations 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: גֹּוי 
Sense: nation, people.
אַיֵּ֪ה  where  [is] 
Parse: Interrogative
Root: אַיֵּה  
Sense: where?.
؟ אֱ‍ֽלֹהֵ֫יהֶ֥ם  their  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
יִוָּדַ֣ע  let  there  be  known 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: דָּעָה 
Sense: to know.
בגיים  - 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural
[בַּגּוֹיִ֣ם]  among  the  nations 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: גֹּוי 
Sense: nation, people.
(לְעֵינֵ֑ינוּ)  in  our  sight 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, cdc, first person common plural
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
נִ֝קְמַ֗ת  the  avenging 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: נְקָמָה  
Sense: vengeance.
דַּֽם־  of  the  blood 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: דָּם  
Sense: blood.
עֲבָדֶ֥יךָ  of  Your  servants 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.
הַשָּׁפֽוּךְ  [which  has  been]  shed 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular
Root: שֶׂפֶק 
Sense: to pour, pour out, spill.

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