Psalms 79:1
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.”
שׂוּם
To put, to set, to place. Shuwm. I have set the LORD always before me. A deliberate daily choice to keep God at the centre of everything.
קֹדֶשׁ
holiness/ your
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קֹדֶשׁ
Holiness, sacredness. Qodesh. That which belongs to God. Holy holy holy is the LORD of hosts. His holiness fills the whole earth.
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גּוֹי
the nations
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גּוֹי
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
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טָמֵא
they have made unclean
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טָמֵא
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
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יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Jerusalem
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יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
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הֵיכָל
the temple of
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הֵיכָל
a large public building, such as a palace or temple
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