Psalm 79:8

Translations

Modern

Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.

Traditional

O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.

Literal

Do not remember the former iniquities against us; hurry to let Your compassion come, for we have been brought very low.

Latin

Ne memineris iniquitatum nostrarum antiquarum; cito anticipent nos misericordiæ tuæ, quia pauperes facti sumus nimis.

Original

Hebrew

English

Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.

Notes

Psalms 79:8

The people’s many sins in the past helped lead to the exile (2 Kings 17:7–23; 24:3–4). However, each person also suffered because of his or her own sin (Jeremiah 31:30; Ezekiel 18:20).

Psalms 79:5–8

The intensity of God’s judgment surprises the people; they cry out in despair for compassion, forgiveness, and relief. Verse 6–7 are nearly identical to Jeremiah 10:25.

Psalms 79:1–13

This lament describes the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC. Israel’s early history of rebellion, described in Psalm 78, angered God. As a result, Zion was destroyed. The temple was defiled, and the bodies of the dead lay across the land.

The psalmist then prays for forgiveness and rescue (Psalm 79:8–9) and asks God to repay the nation's enemies (Psalm 79:12–13). Other psalms lamenting the exile include Psalms 42–44, 102, 107, 126, and 137.

Related verses

Isaiah 64:9
Do not be angry, O LORD, beyond measure; do not remember our iniquity forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray; we are all Your people!
Psalm 142:6
Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.
Psalm 116:6
The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.
Revelation 18:5
For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.
Psalm 21:3
For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.
Matthew 23:32–36
Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
Hosea 9:9
They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins.
1 Kings 17:18
“O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”
Psalm 69:16–17
Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.
Ezekiel 2:3
“Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me.
Genesis 15:16
In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
Psalm 25:7
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.

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