Psaumes - Caput 79

Psaumes 79.1 in finem pro his qui commutabuntur testimonium Asaph psalmus Psaumes 79.2 qui regis Israhel intende qui deducis tamquam oves Ioseph qui sedes super cherubin manifestare Psaumes 79.3 coram Effraim et Beniamin et Manasse excita potentiam tuam et veni ut salvos facias nos Psaumes 79.4 Deus converte nos et ostende faciem tuam et salvi erimus Psaumes 79.5 Domine Deus virtutum quousque irasceris super orationem servi tui Psaumes 79.6 cibabis nos pane lacrimarum et potum dabis nobis in lacrimis in mensura Psaumes 79.7 posuisti nos in contradictionem vicinis nostris et inimici nostri subsannaverunt nos Psaumes 79.8 Deus virtutum converte nos et ostende faciem tuam et salvi erimus Psaumes 79.9 vineam de Aegypto transtulisti eiecisti gentes et plantasti eam Psaumes 79.10 dux itineris fuisti in conspectu eius et plantasti radices eius et implevit terram Psaumes 79.11 operuit montes umbra eius et arbusta eius cedros Dei Psaumes 79.12 extendit palmites suos usque ad mare et usque ad Flumen propagines eius Psaumes 79.13 ut quid destruxisti maceriam eius et vindemiant eam omnes qui praetergrediuntur viam Psaumes 79.14 exterminavit eam aper de silva et singularis ferus depastus est eam Psaumes 79.15 Deus virtutum convertere respice de caelo et vide et visita vineam istam Psaumes 79.16 et perfice eam quam plantavit dextera tua et super filium quem confirmasti tibi Psaumes 79.17 incensa igni et suffossa ab increpatione vultus tui peribunt Psaumes 79.18 fiat manus tua super virum dexterae tuae et super filium hominis quem confirmasti tibi Psaumes 79.19 et non discedimus a te vivificabis nos et nomen tuum invocabimus Psaumes 79.20 Domine Deus virtutum converte nos et ostende faciem tuam et salvi erimus

Psaumes : Caput 79

Reflections on Psalm 79: Lament and Hope Psalm 79, attributed to Asaph, represents a profound lament over the destruction of Jerusalem. Faced with a national disaster, how do God's people respond? This poignant text describes the desecration of the temple and calls for divine vengeance against God's enemies. Through its verses, the psalm addresses essential themes such as judgment, national repentance, and the restoration of God's honor.

Psalm 79 presents itself as a model for prayer in times of collective calamity, inviting us to meditate on biblical passages that resonate with the cry for national redemption expressed in this moving psalm.

Evocative Bible Passages

Lamentations 2:7

"The Lord has rejected his altar and abandoned his sanctuary. He has given the walls of his palaces into the hand of the enemy, who proclaims victory in the temple of the Lord as if it were a feast day." This verse from Lamentations expresses the anguish over the destruction of the temple, resonating with the suffering expressed in Psalm 79.

Daniel 9:16

"O Lord, as all your works are righteous, turn away your anger and your fury from Jerusalem, your city, your holy mountain. Our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors have made Jerusalem and your people a mockery to all who are around us." Daniel's fervent prayer echoes the themes of Psalm 79, begging for mercy for Jerusalem.

Micah 4:11-12

"But Now many nations have gathered against you. They say, "Let Jerusalem be defiled, and let our eyes rejoice in her destruction!" But they do not know the thoughts of the Lord, nor understand his plan, who has gathered them like sheaves for the threshing floor. This prophecy illustrates the situation of Jerusalem, surrounded by enemies, just as in Psalm 79.

Revelation 6:10

"They cried out with a loud voice, 'How long, O holy and true Lord, will you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?'" This cry for vengeance in Revelation resonates with the psalmist's call in Psalm 79:10, testifying to the expectation of divine justice.

2 Thessalonians 1:6-8

"For it is fitting that God should reward those who trouble you with tribulation, and give relief to you who are under tribulation, and to us. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire. He will punish those who do not know God and those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus." This passage underlines the theme of divine judgment against God's enemies, present in the Psalm 79.

As we meditate on these verses, we are called to a deep reflection on our relationship with God, our collective responsibility, and our desire to see His honor restored in our lives and in our community. May our prayer be a cry of repentance and hope, like that of Asaph, that God may hear our voice and restore our land.