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Psalms 79:1-3 A Prayer for God's Mercy on His People

1 Psalm 79
A psalm of Asaph.
O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance;
they have defiled your holy temple,
they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble.

2 They have given the dead bodies of your servants
as food to the birds of the air,
the flesh of your saints to the beasts of the earth.

3 They have poured out blood like water
all around Jerusalem,
and there is no one to bury the dead.

Cross References for Psalms 79:1-3

Ezekiel 24:21 - Say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am about to desecrate my s... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 24:21 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 24:21

Psalms 31:2 - Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save... Click to read the verse Psalms 31:2 Click to read the verse Psalms 31:2

Exodus 15:17 - You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your inheritance— the place, O Lord, y... Click to read the verse Exodus 15:17 Click to read the verse Exodus 15:17

1 Corinthians 3:17 - If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is sacred, and you are ... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:17 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:17

Jeremiah 52:13 - He set fire to the temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 52:13 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 52:13

Revelation 11:2 - But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles. They... Click to read the verse Revelation 11:2 Click to read the verse Revelation 11:2

Isaiah 47:6 - I was angry with my people and desecrated my inheritance; I gave them into your hand, and you s... Click to read the verse Isaiah 47:6 Click to read the verse Isaiah 47:6

Micah 3:12 - Therefore because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rub... Click to read the verse Micah 3:12 Click to read the verse Micah 3:12

Jeremiah 9:11 - “I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a haunt of jackals; and I will lay waste the towns of J... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 9:11 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 9:11

2 Chronicles 36:19 - They set fire to God’s temple and broke down the wall of Jerusalem; they burned all the palaces... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 36:19 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 36:19

2 Kings 25:4-10 - Then the city wall was broken through, and the whole army fled at night through the gate betwee... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 25:4-10 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 25:4-10

Lamentations 1:10 - The enemy laid hands on all her treasures; she saw pagan nations enter her sanctuary— those you... Click to read the verse Lamentations 1:10 Click to read the verse Lamentations 1:10

Luke 21:24 - They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will b... Click to read the verse Luke 21:24 Click to read the verse Luke 21:24

Jeremiah 19:13 - The houses in Jerusalem and those of the kings of Judah will be defiled like this place, Tophet... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 19:13 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 19:13

2 Chronicles 36:17 - He brought up against them the king of the Babylonians, who killed their young men with the swo... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 36:17 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 36:17

Psalms 78:71 - from tending the sheep he brought him to be the shepherd of his people Jacob, of Israel his inh... Click to read the verse Psalms 78:71 Click to read the verse Psalms 78:71

2 Kings 24:13 - As the Lord had declared, Nebuchadnezzar removed all the treasures from the temple of the Lord ... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 24:13 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 24:13

2 Kings 25:9 - He set fire to the temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every ... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 25:9 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 25:9

2 Chronicles 35:15 - The musicians, the descendants of Asaph, were in the places prescribed by David, Asaph, Heman a... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 35:15 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 35:15

Jeremiah 26:18 - “Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. He told all the people of... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 26:18 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 26:18

Ezekiel 9:7 - Then he said to them, “Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go!” So they went ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 9:7 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 9:7

2 Chronicles 36:3-4 - The king of Egypt dethroned him in Jerusalem and imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents o... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 36:3-4 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 36:3-4

Jeremiah 39:8 - The Babylonians set fire to the royal palace and the houses of the people and broke down the wa... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 39:8 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 39:8

1 Chronicles 6:39 - and Heman’s associate Asaph, who served at his right hand: Asaph son of Berekiah, the son of Sh... Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 6:39 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 6:39

1 Chronicles 25:2 - From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were under th... Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 25:2 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 25:2

2 Chronicles 36:6-7 - Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked him and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to B... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 36:6-7 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 36:6-7

Psalms 102:14 - For her stones are dear to your servants; her very dust moves them to pity. Click to read the verse Psalms 102:14 Click to read the verse Psalms 102:14

Psalms 74:3 - Turn your steps toward these everlasting ruins, all this destruction the enemy has brought on t... Click to read the verse Psalms 74:3 Click to read the verse Psalms 74:3

Psalms 80:12-13 - Why have you broken down its walls so that all who pass by pick its grapes? Click to read the verse Psalms 80:12-13 Click to read the verse Psalms 80:12-13

Jeremiah 51:51 - “We are disgraced, for we have been insulted and shame covers our faces, because foreigners hav... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 51:51 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 51:51

2 Kings 21:12-16 - Therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I am going to bring such disaster on ... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 21:12-16 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 21:12-16

Ezekiel 7:20-21 - They were proud of their beautiful jewelry and used it to make their detestable idols and vile ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 7:20-21 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 7:20-21

Psalms 74:1-4 - Psalm 74 A maskil of Asaph. Why have you rejected us forever, O God? Why does your anger smolde... Click to read the verse Psalms 74:1-4 Click to read the verse Psalms 74:1-4

Psalms 74:7-8 - They burned your sanctuary to the ground; they defiled the dwelling place of your Name. Click to read the verse Psalms 74:7-8 Click to read the verse Psalms 74:7-8

Psalms 137:3 - for there our captors asked us for songs, our tormentors demanded songs of joy; they said, “Sin... Click to read the verse Psalms 137:3 Click to read the verse Psalms 137:3

Ezekiel 7:21 - I will hand it all over as plunder to foreigners and as loot to the wicked of the earth, and th... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 7:21 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 7:21