Psalm 78:11-12, 10
Let the sighing of the prisoners come in before Thee, O Lord; render to our neighbours sevenfold in their bosom; revenge the blood of Thy Saints, which hath been shed. Ps. O God, the heathens are come into Thy inheritance: they have defiled Thine holy temple: they have made Jerusalem as a place to keep fruit. Glory be to the Father.
Haydock
Verse 11. Put. Chal. “consigned.” C. — Protect the successors of the martyrs. W.
Verse 12. Bosom. Punish them severely C. in this world. S. Jer. — Many of the surrounding nations were subdued by Nabuchodonosor, five years after he had conquered the Jews. Joseph. x. 10. Jer. xlix. 7. &c.
Verse 10. Their God. Let him rescue his people. Cicero (pro Flacco) speaking of the Jewish nation, says, “How dear it was to the immortal gods, appears from its being overcome, enslaved,” &c. — Shed. He speaks not of revenge; (C.) but in order that chastisement may open the eyes of the infidels, that they may be converted. Euseb. — Let none suspect that thou disregardest thy people. The event will evince the contrary. W.