New American Standard Bible 2020
Psalms 79:9
91Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of 2Your name; And save us and 34forgive our sins 5for the sake of Your name.
Psalms 79:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Help us, God our Savior, for the glory of your name; deliver us and forgive our sins for your name’s sake.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; deliver us, and atone for our sins, for your name's sake!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Help us, O God of our salvation, For the glory of Your name; And deliver us, and provide atonement for our sins, For Your name’s sake!
Context of Psalms 79:9
7For they have devoured Jacob And laid waste his settlement. 8Do not hold us responsible for the guilty deeds of our forefathers; Let Your compassion come quickly to meet us, For we have become very low. Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; And save us and forgive our sins for the sake of Your name. 10Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Let vengeance for the blood of Your servants which has been shed Be known among the nations in our sight. 11Let the groaning of the prisoner come before You; According to the greatness of Your power, let those who are doomed to die remain.
Read all of Psalms 79Psalms 79:9 word by word
עָזְרֵ֤נוּ׀ אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י יִשְׁעֵ֗נוּ עַל־דְּבַ֥ר כְּבֽוֹד־שְׁמֶ֑ךָ וְהַצִּילֵ֥נוּ וְכַפֵּ֥ר עַל־חַ֝טֹּאתֵ֗ינוּ לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 79:9
- Psalms 115:1Not to us, Lord, not to us, But to Your name give glory, Because of Your mercy, because of Your truth.
- 2 Chronicles 14:11Then Asa called to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, there is no one besides You to help in the battle between the powerful and those who have no strength; help us, Lord our God, for we trust in You, and in Your name have come against this multitude. Lord, You are our God; do not let man prevail against You.”
- Malachi 2:2If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to give honor to My name,” says the Lord of armies, “then I will send the curse upon you and I will curse your blessings; and indeed, I have cursed them already, because you are not taking it to heart.
- Ephesians 1:6to the praise of the glory of His grace, with which He favored us in the Beloved.
- Psalms 25:11For the sake of Your name, Lord, Forgive my wrongdoing, for it is great.
- Psalms 65:3Wrongdoings prevail against me; As for our offenses, You forgive them.
- Daniel 9:9To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, because we have rebelled against Him;
- Joshua 7:9For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear about it, and they will surround us and eliminate our name from the earth. And what will You do for Your great name?”
- Isaiah 43:25“I, I alone, am the one who wipes out your wrongdoings for My own sake, And I will not remember your sins.
- Isaiah 48:9For the sake of My name I delay My wrath, And for My praise I restrain it for you, In order not to cut you off.
- Jeremiah 14:7Though our wrongdoings testify against us, Lord, act for the sake of Your name! Our apostasies have indeed been many, We have sinned against You.
- Ezekiel 20:9But I acted for the sake of My name, that it would not be defiled in the sight of the nations among whom they lived, in whose sight I made Myself known to them by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
Commentaries on Psalms 79:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Purge away our sins - כפר capper, be propitiated, or receive an atonement (חטאתינו על al chattotheynu ) on account of our sins.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Help us, O God of our salvation - On whom our salvation depends; who alone can save us. For the glory of thy name - That thy name may be honored. We are thy professed people; we have been redeemed by thee; and thine honor will be affected by the question whether we are saved or destroyed, It is the highest and purest ground for prayer, that the glory or honor of God may be promoted. See the notes at Matthew 6:9, notes at Matthew 6:13; notes at John 12:28…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-13Verses 6-13 Those who persist in ignorance of God, and neglect of prayer, are the ungodly. How unrighteous soever men were, the Lord was righteous in permitting them to do what they did. Deliverances from trouble are mercies indeed, when grounded upon the pardon of sin; we should therefore be more earnest in prayer for the removal of our sins than for the removal of afflictions. They had no hopes but from God's mercies, his tender mercies. They plead no…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-11The people ask God to rescue them. Although Israel’s sins caused the tragedy, the pagan nations must also be held responsible for the bloodshed.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. for ... glory of thy name [and for] thy name's sake--both mean for illustrating Thy attributes, faithfulness, power, &c. purge ... sins--literally, "provide atonement for us." Deliverance from sin and suffering, for their good and God's glory, often distinguish the prayers of Old Testament saints (compare Ep 1:7).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 79
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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