Psalm 79:1
O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.
Cross-reference
Psalm 74:8 continues the lament with enemies burning all meeting places — the same destruction of sacred sites.
Psalm 74:1 laments God's anger against his sheep — the same national crisis of temple defilement described in Psalm 79:1.
Psalm 74:2 pleads for God to remember His congregation and Mount Zion — a companion lament over the same temple desecration.
Psalm 74:3 also laments the enemy's destruction of the sanctuary, echoing the same temple ruin described here.
Psalm 74:4 describes foes roaring in the meeting place, paralleling the defilement of the holy temple in this verse.
Psalm 74:7 describes the sanctuary being set on fire and profaned — a direct parallel to the temple defilement in this verse.
Psalm 137:3 depicts the mocking of exiles in Babylon, the same historical context as the destruction in Psalm 79:1.
Psalm 80:13 continues the vine metaphor with wild beasts ravaging it, echoing foreign invasion and ruin.
Psalm 80:12 laments broken walls of God's vine, a similar image of national devastation by enemies.
Lamentations 1:10 echoes the same scene: enemies entering the sanctuary and defiling it, confirming the lament's historical reality.
Jeremiah 52:13 repeats the burning of the temple and houses, directly paralleling the ruin in Psalm 79:1.
Jeremiah 39:8 records the Chaldeans burning houses and breaking walls, the same destruction described in Psalm 79:1.
Jeremiah 26:18 quotes Micah's prophecy that Jerusalem would become ruins, which Psalm 79:1 laments as fulfilled.
Ezekiel 7:21 directly states that foreigners will profane the temple treasures, matching the defilement in Psalm 79:1.
Ezekiel 9:7 records God's command to defile the temple with slain, showing divine judgment behind the ruin.
Isaiah 47:6 has God saying He gave His heritage to Babylon — directly explaining the divine anger behind the nations' invasion.
2 Chronicles 36:19 recounts the burning of the temple and destruction of Jerusalem, confirming the lament's details.
2 Chronicles 36:17 recounts the Babylonian invasion that Psalm 79 laments — the historical fulfillment of the nations defiling God's inheritance.
2 Chronicles 36:7 describes the removal of temple vessels to Babylon, directly paralleling the defilement of the holy temple.
2 Kings 25:10 describes the walls being broken down, part of the destruction of Jerusalem mentioned in Psalm 79:1.
2 Kings 25:9 provides the historical account of the temple being burned, the very event lamented in Psalm 79:1.
2 Kings 25:4-10 recounts the actual fall of Jerusalem and burning of the temple, the very event this psalm mourns.
2 Kings 24:13 records the Babylonians carrying off temple treasures — the historical event behind the defilement lamented here.
2 Kings 21:12-16 prophesies the calamity on Jerusalem due to Manasseh's sins, providing the background for this lament.
Micah 3:12 prophesies Jerusalem's ruin, the very event Psalm 79:1 laments as fulfilled.
Ezekiel 24:21 declares God will profane His sanctuary — the same defilement by nations that Psalm 79:1 laments.
Ezekiel 5:14 pronounces Jerusalem a desolation and reproach — the very state Psalm 79:1 describes as already accomplished.
Lamentations 5:2 mourns the inheritance given to strangers, matching Psalm 79:1's cry that nations have seized God's inheritance.
Deuteronomy 28:26 is the covenant curse of bodies left for birds, which Psalm 79:2-3 describes as enacted in the destruction.
Jeremiah 51:51 laments foreigners entering the Lord's house — directly echoing the defilement and shame of Psalm 79:1.
Jeremiah 9:11 prophesies Jerusalem's ruin into a jackal's den — the very desolation Psalm 79:1 mourns as already happened.
Isaiah 64:10 echoes the same lament: Jerusalem and Zion laid waste, reinforcing the theme of divine judgment on the holy city.
2 Chronicles 36:16 explains the cause of the destruction Psalm 79:1 laments — the people's persistent rebellion.
Ezekiel 7:20 reveals the cause: Israel's idolatry led to their treasures becoming unclean, setting the stage for the defilement.
Jeremiah 50:11 rebukes the plunderers of God's heritage, the same nations who defiled the temple in Psalm 79:1.
Exodus 15:17 celebrates God planting Israel in His sanctuary — a stark contrast to the defilement and ruin described here.
Luke 21:24 prophesies Jerusalem being trampled by Gentiles — a later echo of the same desolation pattern described here.
Revelation 11:2 depicts the holy city trampled by Gentiles for 42 months — an apocalyptic parallel to the historical defilement.