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A Desperate Cry from Exile
Commentators widely agree this verse is a literal prayer from the Israelites during their captivity. The 'prisoners' were the exiled people of God, and those 'appointed to die' were in constant peril. The verse captures the deep suffering of a nation whose only hope for rescue was a direct appeal to God.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 79:11
18th Century
Theologian
Let the sighing of the prisoner come before you — This refers to the sighing of the one who is bound. The allusion here is undoubte…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 79:11
19th Century
Bishop
Appointed to die. —See margin. This expression, as well as sighing of the prisoners, occurs in Psalms 102:20, of the suff…
John Calvin
On Psalms 79:11
16th Century
Theologian
Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee. The people of God, I have no doubt, were in captivity when the Holy Spirit inspired this…
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John Gill
On Psalms 79:11
17th Century
Pastor
Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee
Such as were so in a literal or spiritual sense; and the sighs and …
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 79:6–13
17th Century
Minister
Those who persist in ignorance of God and neglect of prayer are the ungodly. However unrighteous men were, the Lord was righteous in permitting the…