Psalms 79:9

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 country. 8Do not hold against us the sins of our fathers. May Your mercies come quickly to meet us, for we are brought very low. Help us, God of our salvation— for the sake of the glory of Your Name. Deliver us, and atone for our sins— for Your name’s sake. 10Why should the nations say: “Where is their God?” Before our eyes, let it be known among the nations that You avenge the shed blood of Your servants. 11Let the prisoner’s groan come to You. By Your great arm preserve those who are doomed to die.

Psalms 79:9 word by word

עָזְרֵ֤נוּ׀ אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י יִשְׁעֵ֗נוּ עַל־דְּבַ֥ר כְּבֽוֹד־שְׁמֶ֑ךָ וְהַצִּילֵ֥נוּ וְכַפֵּ֥ר עַל־חַ֝טֹּאתֵ֗ינוּ לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Helpעָזַר‛âzar · to helpH5826
• us, O Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of our salvationיֵ֫שַׁעyesha‛ yêsha‛ · salvationH3468
• forדָּבָרdâbâr · word: becauseH1697
• the gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• of thy nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• and deliverנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• us, and purge awayכִּפֶּרkâphar · to atoneH3722
• our sinsחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403

Cross-references for Psalms 79:9

• Psalms 115:1Not to us, Adonai, not to us, but to Your Name be the glory— because of Your love and Your faithfulness.
• 2 Chronicles 14:11So Adonai struck down the Cushites before Asa and before Judah. The Cushites fled
• Malachi 2:2If you will not listen, and if you will not take to heart to give glory to My Name” —says Adonai-Tzva’ot— “then I will send the curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, indeed I have cursed them, because you did not take it to heart.
• Ephesians 1:6to the glorious praise of His grace, with which He favored us through the One He loves!
• Psalms 25:11For Your Name’s sake, Adonai, pardon my guilt, for it is great.
• Psalms 65:3O You who hear prayer, to You all flesh will come.
• Daniel 9:9The Lord our God is compassionate and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against Him.
• Joshua 7:9For when the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land hear of it, they will surround us and cut off our name from the earth. Then what will You do for Your great Name?”
• Isaiah 43:25I, I am the One who blots out your transgressions for My own sake, and will not remember your sins.
• Isaiah 48:9For My Name’s sake I defer My anger, for My praise I will restrain it for you— otherwise I would cut you off.
• Jeremiah 14:7Though our iniquities testify against us, Adonai, act for Your Name’s sake. For our backslidings are many. We have sinned against You.
• Ezekiel 20:9But I acted, for the sake of My Name, to keep it from being profaned in the eyes of the nations, where they were, in whose sight I made Myself known to them, to bring them out from 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

Topics related to Psalms 79:9

• Ablution
• Afflictions and Adversities
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Asaph
• Jealousy
• Psalms
• Purge
• Expiation
• God, Names of
• Intercession
• Korahites; Sons of Korah

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