Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 79:6-7

"Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that know thee not, And upon the kingdoms that call not upon thy name. For they have devoured Jacob, And laid waste his habitation." — Psalms 79:6-7 (ASV)

The poet prays in prophetic strain that the fire of indignation may be turned from Israel and directed against the pagan oppressors. (For the relation to Jeremiah 10:25, see Introduction.)