Psalms 79:11
“Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee,.... Such as were so in a literal or spiritual sense; and the sighs and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee - The sighing of him who is bound. The allusion here is, doubtless, to…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Psalms 79:6-13
The petitions here put up to God are very suitable to the present distresses of the church, and they have pleas to…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The same phrases recur in Psa 102:20.
thy power Lit. thine arm, a word which recalls the memories of a glorious past…
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