Psalms 79:8

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Do not hold against us the sins of our ancestors; may Your mercy come quickly to meet us, for we are in desperate need.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 142:6 : 6 I cry to You, LORD; I say, 'You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.'
  • Isa 64:9 : 9 Your holy cities have become a wilderness; Zion has become a wasteland, Jerusalem a desolation.
  • Ps 116:6 : 6 The Lord protects the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me.
  • Deut 28:43 : 43 The foreigner who resides among you will rise higher and higher above you, but you will sink lower and lower.
  • Ps 21:3 : 3 You have given him the desire of his heart, and You have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.
  • Ps 25:7 : 7 Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love, remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O LORD.
  • Ps 69:16-17 : 16 Do not let the floodwaters overwhelm me; do not let the deep swallow me up, or let the pit close its mouth over me. 17 Answer me, LORD, because your steadfast love is good; in your abundant compassion, turn to me.
  • Ps 106:43 : 43 Many times He delivered them, but they were rebellious in their plans and sank into their iniquity.
  • 1 Kgs 17:18 : 18 She said to Elijah, "What have I to do with you, man of God? Have you come to bring my sin to remembrance and to kill my son?"
  • Gen 15:16 : 16 In the fourth generation, your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.
  • Exod 32:34 : 34 Now go, lead the people to the place I spoke to you about. My angel will go before you. However, when the time comes for me to punish, I will punish them for their sin."
  • Ezek 2:3 : 3 He said to me, "Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me. They and their ancestors have transgressed against me to this very day.
  • Dan 9:16 : 16 O Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, let Your anger and wrath turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain. For because of our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors, Jerusalem and Your people have become an object of scorn to all those around us.
  • Hos 8:13 : 13 They offer sacrifices as gifts for me and eat the meat, but the LORD does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins; they will return to Egypt.
  • Hos 9:9 : 9 They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah. He will remember their iniquity; He will punish their sins.
  • Matt 23:32-36 : 32 Fill up, then, the measure of your forefathers' sins! 33 You serpents, you brood of vipers! How can you escape being sentenced to hell? 34 Therefore, look, I am sending you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town, 35 so that upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. 36 Truly, I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
  • Rev 18:5 : 5 For her sins have piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her injustices.
  • Ps 130:3 : 3 If You, LORD, keep a record of iniquities, Lord, who could stand?

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    20We acknowledge, LORD, our wickedness and the guilt of our ancestors; indeed, we have sinned against You.

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    8O LORD, shame covers us—our kings, our rulers, and our ancestors—because we have sinned against You.

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  • Dan 9:15-16
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    7Though our iniquities testify against us, LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our backslidings are many; we have sinned against You.

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    20Why do you always forget us? Why do you forsake us for so long?

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