Psalm 79:5-8 - The Long-term Consequences of Our Sins

Pastor Mike Impact Ministries · Jul 31, 2023 · 4m

From the title we know that a man named Asaph wrote Psalm 79. He most likely lived in the time of Jeremiah the prophet when the Babylonians captured the city of Jerusalem and destroyed it. In the first four verses we read how Asaph suffered mental, emotional, and spiritual agony as he views this terrible scene of God’s judgment upon his nation.

In verses 5-8, we feel Asaph’s suffering as he experiences God’s angry wrath being poured out to punish Israel for their disobedience and sins of idolatry. The question "How long?" is found often throughout the Psalms and in other prayers in Scripture…