Psalms 79:8
Remember not for us the iniquities of forefathers, Haste, let Thy mercies go before us, For we have been very weak.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
7For [one] hath devoured Jacob, And his habitation they have made desolate.
Cross References
Genesis 15:16and the fourth generation doth turn back hither, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete.'
Deuteronomy 28:43the sojourner who [is] in thy midst goeth up above thee very high, and thou goest down very low;
Psalms 21:3For Thou puttest before him blessings of goodness, Thou settest on his head a crown of fine gold.
Psalms 69:16Answer me, O Jehovah, for good [is] Thy kindness, According to the abundance Of Thy mercies turn Thou unto me,
Psalms 116:6A preserver of the simple [is] Jehovah, I was low, and to me He giveth salvation.
Psalms 142:6Attend Thou unto my loud cry, For I have become very low, Deliver Thou me from my pursuers, For they have been stronger than I.
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 →