O GOD, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.
What does Psalms 79:1 mean?
God is complained to: whither should children go but to a Father able and willing to help them? See what a change sin made in the holy city, when the heathen were suffered to pour in upon them.
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FaithPrayerPraiseLament
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Glossary
- Jerusalem Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.