Charles H. Spurgeon on Psalms 79:5

1. The cause of anger: jealousy.

2. The moderation of it. If it continued for ever, the people would perish, the promises be unfulfilled, the covenant fail, and the Lord's honour be impeached.

3. The staying of it. By prayer; by pleading his name, his glory, and the blood of Jesus.

Verse 8. A sinner's confession, petition, and plea.

Verse 9. I. A threefold prayer. II. An encouraging title: "God of our salvation." III. A victorious plea.

Verse 10.

I. The Prayer. "Help us," etc.     1. Purge away sin.     2. Deliver us from our troubles.     3. Help us to serve thee in future.

II. The Plea.     1. For thy name's sake.     2. The glory of thy name.     3. The glory of thy name as our salvation. The order in both cases is inverted.—G. R.

Verse 10. The revenge for the martyrs, which it is lawful and incumbent upon us to desire.

Verse 11.

I. The prisoner.     1. Under forced bondage to sin.     2. Under the bondage of conviction.     3. In the dungeon of despair.

II. The prisoner's application for relief.

III. The source from which he looked for help.—P. B. Power.

Verse 11.

I. The degree of protection solicited: "According to the greatness of thy power."

II. The protection itself: "Preserve thou."

III. The objects of it: "Those that are appointed to die."—W. C. Le Breton.

Verse 11.

I. Mournful condition. A prisoner, sighing, appointed to die.

II. Hopeful facts: a God, a God hearing sighs, a God of great power.

III. Suitable prayers: "come before thee": "preserve."

Verse 11. "Appointed to die," used as a description of deep spiritual distress. Fears of the divine decree, of having apostatised, of having sinned away the day of grace, of the sin which is unto death, etc. How these cases can be effectually met.

Verse 13. The obligations of the Protestant church based on her martyrs' blood, her great deliverances, her nearness to God. She ought to secure gospel teaching to coming generations.

Verse 13.

I. Relation claimed: "We thy people, the sheep of," etc.

II. Obligation admitted: "So we," etc., when thou hast interposed for our deliverance, we will praise thee.

III. Resolution formed.     1. To give thanks for ever.     2. To transmit his praise to generations following.—G. R

WORK UPON THE SEVENTY-NINTH PSALM

"Prodromus, or the Literal Destruction of Jerusalem as it is described in the 79th Psalm...1613" (By JOHN DUNSTER.)