...midst of thy congregations," (Ps. Ixxiv. 5,) — those who have least business there are most heard : " O God the heathen are come into thine inheritance : thy holy temple have they denied, and made Jerusalem a heap of stones :" (Ib. Ixxix. 1 :) they come on so fast sometimes, that...

...them prudently with all his power. THE SIXTEENTH DAY. MORNING PRAYER. "" Psal. Ixxix. Deus, venerunt. GOD, the heathen are come into thine inheritance : thy holy temple have they defiled, and made Jerusalem an heap of stones. 2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat...

...his hands. PSALM LXXIX. A Psalm 4 of Asaph. 1 О GOD, the heathen are come into thine inheritance i ause he is poor : Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate ; 23 For t 2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given To be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, The flesh...

...- heritance : thy holy temple have they defiled, and made- Jerusa - lern an - heap - of - stones. 2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat - unto the fowls - of the - air : and the flesh of thy saints - un - to the - beasts - of the - land. 3 Their blood have they...

...such affecting strains, saying, amongst other things peculiarly appropriate to the present case, " The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth." Instances without number might be adduced...

...our urmies. Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy ; and they which hate us spoil for themselves. The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of heaven, the flesh oi thy saints unto the beasts of the earth. Their blood have they shed like water...

...man of God's right hand." Verses 1 to 3 of Psalm 79 indicate the desolation of God's house and city. "O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance;...have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps" (v. 1). No doubt this refers to the destruction wrought by the Babylonians. But the hope of recovery...

...Common Prayer and overthrowing the Constitution both in Church and State", came from psalm 79: "O Lord God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance : thy holy temple have they defiled, and made Jerusalem an heap of stones". This anthem forms a sad epilogue indeed to one of the greatest...

...Gregory in his letter summoning Christendom to war had quoted the Psalmist: "O God, the heathen have come into Thine inheritance; Thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps."71 Jerusalem was the emotional focus and the tangible goal of the Crusade. Further, it could...

...and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands. A lament for Jerusalem PSALM 79 A Psalm of Asaph. e west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there 2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh...