Psalms 79:8
Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers; let Thy compassions speedily come to meet us; for we are brought very low.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
7For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his habitation.
Cross References
Genesis 15:16And in the fourth generation they shall come back hither; for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.'
Deuteronomy 28:43The stranger that is in the midst of thee shall mount up above thee higher and higher; and thou shalt come down lower and lower.
Psalms 21:3(21-4) For Thou meetest him with choicest blessings; Thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head.
Psalms 69:16(69-17) Answer me, O LORD, for Thy mercy is good; according to the multitude of Thy compassions turn Thou unto me.
Psalms 116:6The LORD preserveth the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.
Psalms 142:6(142-7) Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors; for they are too strong for me.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 79:7-13
Petitions for Succor and Relief; Petitions for Deliverance. 6 Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name. 7 For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place. 8 O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low. 9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake. 10 Wherefore should the… Read the whole commentary →