question from my morning devotion, Psalm 79 please read ???

Question

PLEASE DO NOT ADVISE ME TO DO STUDY A DIFFERENT WAY UNLESS YOU WANT TO EMAIL ME ok W- GOOD IDEAS:
I start each day online w- heartlight incoming verse,then I go to biblegateway.com & read MESSAGE VERSION after reading NIV from heartlight, Message seems to help me put both together,& then I read it in my NLT version & ESPECIALLY the footnotes to tie it all up, SO:
Psalm 79:6-10 ?? Message says : 8-10 Don't blame us for the sins of our parents.
Hurry up & help us; we're at the end of our rope.
I'm not worried about blaming parents here, but am just curious, I know the MESSAGE is a loose Bible translation, BUT, footnotes to Psalm 79:6 say : "entire nations got God's wrath becuase of the sins of people within those nations". Anyone in hebrew experience etc. can shed some light on this ? or biblical study major or bible expert or ones who love Jesus, please don't give "I think so" only because I've studied the Bible for years but am very literal & often need perspective

I came to A&A because I live in a remote area and alone with very few people to ask, I DO NOT ASK AND ANSWER FOR POINTS ONLY TO GET INFO AND TO HELP MOSTLY IN HOMEWORK AS I AM A RETIRED ELEM TEACHER

IT WOULD HELP ME A GREAT DEAL IF YOU CAN ANSWER IN YOUR OWN WORDS AND THEN JUST ADD VERSES i CAN LOOK UP ok ? i NEED HUMAN WORDS

Answer 1

Before we begin, we need to establish and important principle found in Exodus.

Exodus 20:5
You shall not bow down yourself to them or serve them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me,

The principle here is that iniquities pass down from generation to generation. This can easily seen, addiction, divorce, anger, attitudes, feeling of rejection of the forefathers manifest also in the children. We see in the next verse that the curse gets passed down 3 to 4 genereations. The gospel is our only way to break free.

Exodus 34:7
Keeping mercy and loving-kindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but Who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children's children, to the third and fourth generation.

This principle works for our benefit as well as our destruction. A born again believer walking in the freedom purchased at Calvary will begin a blessing that passes down onto the children as long as they choose to follow the Lord and His Word.

What you see in Psalm 79 is a nation that has humbled themselves and come to repentance, asking the Lord to forgive the iniquities of their forefather as well as their participation with sin. This is necessary for one to walk in freedom, one must ask the Lord to forgive the sins of the generations in order for the generational curses to stop. This give the Lord license to forgive, cleanse and deliver you from the influences that have come down your generations.

Psalm 79

8O do not [earnestly] remember against us the iniquities and guilt of our forefathers! Let Your compassion and tender mercy speedily come to meet us, for we are brought very low.

9Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name! Deliver us, forgive us, and purge away our sins for Your name's sake.

Answer 2

The following are the footnotes for Psalm 79 in the New American Bilve:

[Psalm 79] A communal lament complaining that the nations have defiled the temple and murdered the holy people, leaving their corpses unburied (Psalm 79:1-4). The occasion is probably the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonian army in 587 B.C. The people ask how long the withdrawal of divine favor will last (Psalm 79:5), pray for action now (Psalm 79:6-7), and admit that their own sins have brought about the catastrophe (Psalm 79:8-9). They seek to persuade God to act for reasons of honor: the nations who do not call upon the Name are running amok (Psalm 79:6); the divine honor is compromised (Psalm 79:1, 10, 12); God's own servants suffer (Psalm 79:2-4, 11).

You can find the New American Bible online at http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/bible/

A website I use for daily devotion is The Word Among Us - http://www.wau.org/meditations/meditations.asp

Answer 3

Such Bible texts have a historical interpretation as well as a modern one.

I care not so much for the historical one; I care most for the modern application to today's Christian.

From that perspective, Ps 79 is obviously referring to the prophecy of the last days, the God of Magog attack on God's people at the end of times. (From Ez 38~)

Remember that in regard to the new Spiritual Israel, the true God's people today, the Saints, the Born Again, the spirit anointed Christians are God's temple in which he inhabits.

Thus we see, that when Satan, Gog of Magog, attacks the Saints at the end (79:1-11) God will then rise up in Armageddon through his anointed king Christ Jesus and destroy the nations and their god, Satan. (79:11-12)

These prophecies are found several places. Here in Daniel 2:44,45, & 7:13~) the prophecies show how God's kingdom will be installed on earth.

Several specific verses in chapter 7 are speaking about the Saints and the nations being ruled by Jesus and the Saints.

Answer 4

According to the OT, God's wrath and judgment often fell on entire nations because of the sins of people within those nations.

Psalm 79, is called 'A Psalm of Asaph.' Asaph pled for judgment on kingdoms that refused to acknowledge God's authority. Ironically, Asaph's own nation of Judah was being judged by God for refusing to do this very thing (2 Chron 36:14-20). These were people who had sworn allegiance to God but were not rejecting Him. This made their judgment even worse.

In the end, God's glory will be evident to all people, but in the meantime, we must endure suffering with patience and allow God to strengthen our character through it. For reasons that we do not know, God sometimes allows pagan people to scoff at believers. We should be prepared for criticism, jokes, and unkind remarks because God does not place us beyond the attacks of scoffers.

Psalm 79 is also called a Prayer Request by the Community.

I hope this helps you. God bless you!

Answer 5

The writer of these psalms (songs) is King David. One of his choir leaders was named Asaph. Asaph directed Psalm 79.
In David's time, many surrounding nations worshiped other gods,namely Baal. Which angered God. 79:8: "Do not hold against us the sins of the fathers; may your mercy come quickly to meet us, for we are in desperate need".
Many of the forefathers fell away from God and created their own gods'. This verse is David crying out in repentance for what their ancestors did. To find out more about king David, read 1&2 Samuel! Very interesting!!

Answer 6

Set the alarm early and attempt that. yet another technique is to get an audio CD of the recent testomony and hear that at breakfast, exercising, and interior the vehicle. you may desire to purpose to examine the Bible interior the nighttime too. we ought to constantly be praying for ourselves and others throughout the time of the day, and being wakeful of God throughout the time of the day. This turns right into a daily devotional -- a love and devotion each and all of the time.

Answer 7

Psalm 79
Ps 79:1 A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.
Ps 79:2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.
Ps 79:3 Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.
Ps 79:4 We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
Ps 79:5 How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
Ps 79:6 Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.
Ps 79:7 For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.
Ps 79:8 O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.
Ps 79:9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.
Ps 79:10 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.
Ps 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;
Ps 79:12 And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
Ps 79:13 So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will show forth thy praise to all generations.

Almost sounds like a prophetic Psalm doesn't it.

Answer 8

KJV:
6Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.
7For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.
8O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.
9Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.
10Wherefore 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.

Technically this is one of the Lamentation Psalms attributed to Asaph.

These are calls to the nation of Israel to repent and prayers to God to deliver Israel from their attackers/oppressors.

PS: I was just reading the wikipedia article on the Psalms of Asaph and it looks reasonable. It may give you further information that you can research. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psalms_of_Asaph