Wherefore&c. The same plea in Psalms 115:2 (cp. also Psalms 115:1 with Psalms 79:9); Joel 2:17. Cp. Exodus 32:12; Psalms 42:3; Micah 7:10.

let him be known Better:

Let vengeance for thy servants" blood that is shed

Be made known among the heathen in our sight.

Defer not vengeance to some future generation: let us see with our own eyes the fitting punishment of the enemies of Israel. This verse and Psalms 79:9 are based upon Deuteronomy 32:43. Note how the thought of vengeance goes side by side with that of deliverance in Isaiah 35:4; Isaiah 47:3; Isaiah 59:17; Isaiah 61:2; Isaiah 63:4; and in Jeremiah 50:15; Jeremiah 50:28; Jeremiah 51:6; Jeremiah 51:11; Jeremiah 51:36, Chapter s which also probably date from the Exile.

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