Psalms 79:8
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.
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 heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.
- KJV
- O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.
- WEB
- Don’t hold the iniquities of our forefathers against us. Let your tender mercies speedily meet us, for we are in desperate need.
- ASV
- Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers: Let thy tender mercies speedily meet us; For we are brought very low.
- DARBY
- Remember not against us the iniquities of [our] forefathers; let thy tender mercies speedily come to meet us: for we are brought very low.
- BLB
- Do not remember the former iniquities against us; hurry to let Your compassion come, for we have been brought very low.
- ÅB
- Tilregn oss ikke våre forfedres misgjerninger! La din miskunn snarlig komme oss i møte, for vi er såre elendige!
- OTB
- Hold oss ikke ansvarlige for våre forfedres synder;
La din medfølelse raskt møte oss,
For vi har blitt svært nedbrutt. - B1930
- Tilregn oss ikke våre forfedres misgjerninger! La din miskunn snarlig komme oss i møte, for vi er såre elendige!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 64:9
Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.
Read in contextPsalms 142:6
Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
Read in contextPsalms 116:6
The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
Read in contextRevelation 18:5
For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
Read in contextPsalms 21:3
For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
Read in contextMatthew 23:32–36
Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
Read in contextHosea 9:9
They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.
Read in contextEzekiel 2:3
And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day.
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