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Psalms 79:8 Cross-References

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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

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