Psalms 79:8
Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.
Majority Standard Bible
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In Context
7for they have devoured Jacob and devastated his homeland.
Cross References
Genesis 15:16In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
Deuteronomy 28:43The foreigner living among you will rise higher and higher above you, while you sink down lower and lower.
Psalms 21:3For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.
Psalms 69:16Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.
Psalms 116:6The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.
Psalms 142:6Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, 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 →