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Let your compassion quickly meet our needs, for we are on the brink of despair.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/79.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not remember against us our former iniquities; let your compassion come speedily to meet us, for we are brought very low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/79.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/79.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/79.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Oh, do not remember former iniquities against us! Let Your tender mercies come speedily to meet us, For we have been brought very low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/79.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not hold us responsible for the guilty deeds of <i>our</i> forefathers; Let Your compassion come quickly to meet us, For we have become very low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/79.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Do not remember the iniquities of our forefathers against us; Let Your compassion come quickly to meet us, For we are brought very low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/79.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Do not remember the iniquities of <i>our</i> forefathers against us; Let Thy compassion come quickly to meet us; For we are brought very low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/79.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Do not remember <i>our</i> former iniquities against us; Let Your compassion quickly approach us, For we are brought very low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/79.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />O do not remember against us the sins <i>and</i> guilt of our forefathers. Let Your compassion <i>and</i> mercy come quickly to meet us, For we have been brought very low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/79.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not hold past iniquities against us; let your compassion come to us quickly, for we have become very weak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/79.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come to us quickly, for we have become weak. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/79.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers: Let thy tender mercies speedily meet us; For we are brought very low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/79.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't make us pay for the sins of our ancestors. Have pity and come quickly! We are completely helpless. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/79.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/79.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Do not hold the crimes of our ancestors against us. Reach out to us soon with your compassion, because we are helpless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/79.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Do not punish us for the sins of our ancestors. Have mercy on us now; we have lost all hope. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/79.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Don't charge us for previous iniquity, but let your compassion come quickly to us, for we have been brought very low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/79.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/79.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Do not hold us accountable for the sins of earlier generations! Quickly send your compassion our way, for we are in serious trouble! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/79.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Do not hold the iniquities of our forefathers against us. Let your tender mercies speedily meet us, for we are in desperate need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/79.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily succor us: for we are brought very low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/79.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Don’t hold the iniquities of our forefathers against us. Let your tender mercies speedily meet us, for we are in desperate need. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/79.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not remember for us the iniquities of forefathers, "" Hurry, let Your mercies go before us, "" For we have been very weak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/79.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Remember not for us the iniquities of forefathers, Haste, let Thy mercies go before us, For we have been very weak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/79.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou wilt not remember against us former iniquities: thy compassions shall quickly anticipate us, for we were greatly weak:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/79.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Remember not our former iniquities: let thy mercies speedily prevent us, for we are become exceeding poor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/79.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 78:8>Do not remember our iniquities of the past. May your mercies quickly intercept us, for we have become exceedingly poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/79.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Do not remember against us the iniquities of our forefathers; let your compassion move quickly ahead of us, for we have been brought very low. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/79.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not remember against us the iniquities of our ancestors; let your compassion come speedily to meet us, for we are brought very low.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/79.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O remember not against us our former sins; let thy tender mercies speedily overtake us; for we are brought very low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/79.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Do not remember our former sins against us; let your mercies quickly precede us because we are very humbled.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/79.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers; Let Thy compassions speedily come to meet us; For we are brought very low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/79.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Remember not our old transgressions; let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us; for we are greatly impoverished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/79-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=10007" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/79.htm">A Prayer for Deliverance</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>for they have devoured Jacob and devastated his homeland. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: tiz·kār- (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">Do not hold</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7223.htm" title="7223: ri·šō·nîm (Adj-mp) -- Former, first, chief. Or riishon; from ri'shah; first, in place, time or rank.">past</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ă·wō·nōṯ (N-cp) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">sins</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">against us;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7356.htm" title="7356: ra·ḥă·me·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Compassion. From racham; compassion; by extension, the womb; by implication, a maiden.">let Your compassion</a> <a href="/hebrew/6923.htm" title="6923: yə·qad·də·mū·nū (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp:: 1cp) -- To come or be in front, meet. A primitive root; to project, i.e. Precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet.">come</a> <a href="/hebrew/4118.htm" title="4118: ma·hêr (V-Piel-Imp-ms) -- Hastening, speedy, swift. From mahar; properly, hurrying; hence in a hurry.">quickly,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/1809.htm" title="1809: ḏal·lō·w·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- To hang, be low, languish. A primitive root; to slacken or be feeble; figuratively, to be oppressed.">we are brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.">low.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6-7</a></span><br />Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness, / maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-17.htm">Nehemiah 9:17</a></span><br />They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-16.htm">Daniel 9:16</a></span><br />O Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, I pray that Your anger and wrath may turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all around us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-20.htm">Jeremiah 14:20-21</a></span><br />We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD, the guilt of our fathers; indeed, we have sinned against You. / For the sake of Your name do not despise us; do not disgrace Your glorious throne. Remember Your covenant with us; do not break it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-9.htm">Isaiah 64:9</a></span><br />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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/5-7.htm">Lamentations 5:7</a></span><br />Our fathers sinned and are no more, but we bear their punishment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-9.htm">2 Chronicles 30:9</a></span><br />For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Micah 7:18-19</a></span><br />Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-25.htm">Isaiah 43:25</a></span><br />I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-22.htm">Isaiah 44:22</a></span><br />I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-43.htm">Ezekiel 20:43-44</a></span><br />There you will remember your ways and all the deeds with which you have defiled yourselves, and you will loathe yourselves for all the evils you have done. / Then you will know, O house of Israel, that I am the LORD, when I have dealt with you for the sake of My name and not according to your wicked ways and corrupt acts, declares the Lord GOD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-12.htm">Matthew 6:12</a></span><br />And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-4.htm">Luke 11:4</a></span><br />And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-32.htm">Ephesians 4:32</a></span><br />Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-13.htm">Colossians 3:13</a></span><br />Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">O remember not against us former iniquities: let your tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.</p><p class="hdg">remember</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-7.htm">Psalm 25:7</a></b></br> Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/130-3.htm">Psalm 130:3</a></b></br> If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/32-34.htm">Exodus 32:34</a></b></br> Therefore now go, lead the people unto <i>the place</i> of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.</p><p class="hdg">former iniquities.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/15-16.htm">Genesis 15:16</a></b></br> But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites <i>is</i> not yet full.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/2-3.htm">Ezekiel 2:3</a></b></br> 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, <i>even</i> unto this very day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/9-16.htm">Daniel 9:16</a></b></br> O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people <i>are become</i> a reproach to all <i>that are</i> about us.</p><p class="hdg">let they</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/21-3.htm">Psalm 21:3</a></b></br> For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-16.htm">Psalm 69:16,17</a></b></br> Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness <i>is</i> good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies… </p><p class="hdg">we are</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-43.htm">Psalm 106:43</a></b></br> Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked <i>him</i> with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/116-6.htm">Psalm 116:6</a></b></br> The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/142-6.htm">Psalm 142:6</a></b></br> Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/78-38.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/psalms/77-9.htm">Compassions</a> <a href="/psalms/60-3.htm">Desperate</a> <a href="/psalms/78-57.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/psalms/78-8.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/psalms/77-5.htm">Former</a> <a href="/psalms/71-12.htm">Haste</a> <a href="/psalms/77-4.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/psalms/78-38.htm">Iniquities</a> <a href="/psalms/75-7.htm">Low</a> <a href="/psalms/59-10.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/psalms/77-9.htm">Mercies</a> <a href="/psalms/78-42.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/psalms/72-13.htm">Need</a> <a href="/psalms/59-10.htm">Prevent</a> <a href="/psalms/78-39.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/psalms/78-42.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/psalms/69-5.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/psalms/69-17.htm">Speedily</a> <a href="/psalms/59-10.htm">Succor</a> <a href="/psalms/77-9.htm">Tender</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/86-15.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/psalms/119-156.htm">Compassions</a> <a href="/psalms/142-6.htm">Desperate</a> <a href="/psalms/82-3.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-28.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/psalms/89-49.htm">Former</a> <a href="/psalms/102-2.htm">Haste</a> <a href="/psalms/83-1.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/psalms/90-8.htm">Iniquities</a> <a href="/psalms/106-42.htm">Low</a> <a href="/psalms/85-10.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/psalms/89-1.htm">Mercies</a> <a href="/psalms/83-5.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/psalms/86-1.htm">Need</a> <a href="/psalms/88-13.htm">Prevent</a> <a href="/psalms/81-14.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/psalms/88-5.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/psalms/79-9.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Speedily</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-2.htm">Succor</a> <a href="/psalms/103-4.htm">Tender</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 79</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/79-1.htm">The psalmist complains of the desolation of Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/79-8.htm">He prays for deliverance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/79-13.htm">and promises thankfulness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the Old Testament, the concept of sin often involved both personal and communal responsibility. The Israelites understood that their current suffering was often a result of past disobedience to God's covenant (<a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">Leviticus 26:40-42</a>). This phrase echoes the sentiment found in <a href="/psalms/51.htm">Psalm 51:1-2</a>, where David seeks God's mercy and cleansing from sin. Theologically, it underscores the need for repentance and the hope for God's grace, which is fully realized in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, who offers forgiveness of sins (<a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a>).<p><b>let Your compassion come quickly,</b><br>The request for God's compassion highlights His character as merciful and loving. In the Hebrew context, compassion is often linked to the idea of a mother's love for her child, suggesting a deep, nurturing care (<a href="/isaiah/49-15.htm">Isaiah 49:15</a>). The urgency in "come quickly" indicates the dire situation of the psalmist, possibly during the Babylonian exile when Jerusalem was in ruins (<a href="/2_kings/25-8.htm">2 Kings 25:8-12</a>). This plea is a reminder of God's readiness to respond to His people's cries, as seen in <a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6</a>, where God is described as "compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness."<p><b>for we are brought low.</b><br>This phrase captures the humility and desperation of the people. Being "brought low" can refer to both physical and spiritual states of distress. Historically, this could relate to the destruction of Jerusalem and the subsequent exile, a time when the Israelites experienced profound humiliation and loss (<a href="/lamentations/1.htm">Lamentations 1:1-3</a>). Spiritually, it reflects the brokenness that comes from recognizing one's sinfulness and need for God, akin to the Beatitudes' teaching on the poor in spirit (<a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Matthew 5:3</a>). This condition sets the stage for divine intervention, as God often lifts the humble and contrite (<a href="/isaiah/57-15.htm">Isaiah 57:15</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/asaph.htm">Asaph</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/79.htm">Psalm 79</a>, Asaph was a Levite and one of the leaders of David's choir. He is known for his role in temple worship and his contributions to the Psalms.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation of Israel is the primary subject of this Psalm, experiencing devastation and seeking God's mercy and restoration.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>While not explicitly mentioned in this verse, the context of <a href="/bsb/psalms/79.htm">Psalm 79</a> is often associated with the destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile, a time of great suffering and reflection for the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_compassion.htm">Understanding God's Compassion</a></b><br>God's compassion is a central theme in Scripture, and believers are encouraged to seek it earnestly, especially in times of distress.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_weight_of_past_iniquities.htm">The Weight of Past Iniquities</a></b><br>Acknowledge the impact of past sins but trust in God's ability to forgive and restore. This requires genuine repentance and a heart open to transformation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_humility_in_prayer.htm">The Role of Humility in Prayer</a></b><br>Recognize our lowliness and dependence on God, which is essential for sincere prayer and receiving His grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_lament_and_intercession.htm">Community Lament and Intercession</a></b><br>Engage in communal prayer and intercession, understanding that the struggles of one affect the whole body of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_divine_restoration.htm">Hope in Divine Restoration</a></b><br>Despite current circumstances, maintain hope in God's promise to restore and renew, as He has done throughout biblical history.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_79.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 79</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_bipolar_disorder.htm">What does the Bible say about bipolar disorder?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_psalm_79_6_call_for_wrath.htm">Why does Psalm 79:6 call for God’s wrath on foreign nations when other passages emphasize God’s compassion for all peoples? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_79_10_align_with_mercy.htm">How do we reconcile the vengeance implied in Psalm 79:10 with the Bible's overall teaching on mercy and forgiveness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_7_8_contradict_romans_3_10.htm">If Psalm 7:8 claims personal righteousness, does this contradict the broader biblical teaching of universal sinfulness (e.g., Romans 3:10)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/79.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">O remember not against us former iniquities;</span> or, <span class="accented">the iniquities of our forefathers</span> (so Professor Cheyne and the Revised Version); comp. <a href="/leviticus/26-45.htm">Leviticus 26:45</a>, "I will remember to them the covenant of their ancestors" - where the same word (<span class="hebrew">רִאשֹׁגִים</span>) is used. <span class="cmt_word">Let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us;</span> or, <span class="accented">come to meet us</span> (Kay, Cheyne). <span class="cmt_word">For we are brought very low</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/111-6.htm">Psalm 111:6</a>; <a href="/psalms/142-6.htm">Psalm 142:6</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/79-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Do not hold</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּזְכָּר־</span> <span class="translit">(tiz·kār-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">past</span><br /><span class="heb">רִאשֹׁ֫נִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(ri·šō·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7223.htm">Strong's 7223: </a> </span><span class="str2">First, in place, time, rank</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sins against us;</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲוֺנֹ֪ת</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·wō·nōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let Your compassion</span><br /><span class="heb">רַחֲמֶ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ra·ḥă·me·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7356.htm">Strong's 7356: </a> </span><span class="str2">Compassion, the womb, a maiden</span><br /><br /><span class="word">come</span><br /><span class="heb">יְקַדְּמ֣וּנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·qad·də·mū·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6923.htm">Strong's 6923: </a> </span><span class="str2">To project, precede, to anticipate, hasten, meet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">quickly,</span><br /><span class="heb">מַ֭הֵר</span> <span class="translit">(ma·hêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4118.htm">Strong's 4118: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hastening, speedy, swift</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we are brought</span><br /><span class="heb">דַלּ֣וֹנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḏal·lō·w·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1809.htm">Strong's 1809: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slacken, be feeble, to be oppressed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">low.</span><br /><span class="heb">מְאֹֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(mə·’ōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3966.htm">Strong's 3966: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/79-8.htm">Psalm 79:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/79-8.htm">Psalm 79:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/79-8.htm">Psalm 79:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/79-8.htm">Psalm 79:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/79-8.htm">Psalm 79:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/79-8.htm">Psalm 79:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/79-8.htm">Psalm 79:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/79-8.htm">Psalm 79:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/79-8.htm">Psalm 79:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/79-8.htm">Psalm 79:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/79-8.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 79:8 Don't hold the iniquities of our forefathers (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/79-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 79:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 79:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/79-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 79:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 79:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>