Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Psalms 79:8 Cross-References
Explore 18 cross-references for Psalms 79:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 79 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low. former: or, the iniquities of them that were before us”
Psalms 79:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 79:8
O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low. This verse shifts from imprecatory prayer against enemies to penitential prayer for Israel. "Remember not" (al-tizkor-lanu, אַל־תִּזְכָּר־לָנוּ) asks God to refrain from covenant lawsuit based on accumulated guilt. "Former iniquities" (avonot rishonim, עֲוֺנוֹת רִאשֹׁנִים) acknowledges generational sin—the current generation suffers for both their own sins and accumulated guilt from ancestors' covenant violations.The contrast "let thy tender mercies" (rachamekha, רַחֲמֶיךָ) int...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 79:8
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“Yahweh”
“and he saved me.”
“for I am in desperate need. deliver me from my persecutors”
“For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.”
“and God has remembered her iniquities.”
“as in the days of Gibeah. He will remember their iniquity. He will punish them for their sins.”
“then”
“The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.”
“for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.,But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.,וְדוֹר רְבִיעִי יָשׁוּבוּ הֵנָּה כִּי לֹא־שָׁלֵם עֲוֺן הָאֱמֹרִי עַד־הֵנָּה׃ ,And in the fourth generation they shall come back hither; for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.”
“they sacrifice flesh and eat it; But Yahweh doesn't accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity”