Psalms 79:9

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Help us, O God, our deliverer! For the sake of your glorious reputation, rescue us! Forgive our sins for the sake of your reputation!

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Referenced Verses

  • Jer 14:7 : 7 Then I said,“O LORD, intervene for the honor of your name even though our sins speak out against us. Indeed, we have turned away from you many times. We have sinned against you.
  • 2 Chr 14:11 : 11 Asa prayed to the LORD his God:“O LORD, there is no one but you who can help the weak when they are vastly outnumbered. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on you and have marched on your behalf against this huge army. O LORD, you are our God; don’t let men prevail against you!”
  • Ps 25:11 : 11 For the sake of your reputation, O LORD, forgive my sin, because it is great.
  • Ps 65:3 : 3 Our record of sins overwhelms me, but you forgive our acts of rebellion.
  • Jer 14:21 : 21 For the honor of your name, do not treat Jerusalem with contempt. Do not treat with disdain the place where your glorious throne sits. Be mindful of your covenant with us. Do not break it!
  • Ezek 20:9 : 9 I acted for the sake of my reputation, so that I would not be profaned before the nations among whom they lived, before whom I revealed myself by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
  • Ezek 20:14 : 14 I acted for the sake of my reputation, so that I would not be profaned before the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.
  • Dan 9:9 : 9 Yet the Lord our God is compassionate and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him.
  • Dan 9:19 : 19 O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, pay attention, and act! Don’t delay, for your own sake, O my God! For your city and your people are called by your name.”
  • Mal 2:2 : 2 If you do not listen and take seriously the need to honor my name,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,“I will send judgment on you and turn your blessings into curses– indeed, I have already done so because you are not taking it to heart.
  • Eph 1:6 : 6 to the praise of the glory of his grace that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son.
  • Ps 115:1 : 1 Not to us, O LORD, not to us! But to your name bring honor, for the sake of your loyal love and faithfulness.
  • Isa 43:25 : 25 I, I am the one who blots out your rebellious deeds for my sake; your sins I do not remember.
  • Isa 48:9 : 9 For the sake of my reputation I hold back my anger; for the sake of my prestige I restrain myself from destroying you.
  • Ps 31:3 : 3 For you are my high ridge and my stronghold; for the sake of your own reputation you lead me and guide me.
  • Josh 7:9 : 9 When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will turn against us and destroy the very memory of us from the earth. What will you do to protect your great reputation?”

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    35Say this prayer:“Deliver us, O God who delivers us! Gather us! Rescue us from the nations! Then we will give thanks to your holy name, and boast about your praiseworthy deeds.”

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    11For the sake of your reputation, O LORD, forgive my sin, because it is great.

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  • Ps 79:10-11
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    10Why should the nations say,“Where is their God?” Before our very eyes may the shed blood of your servants be avenged among the nations!

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    26Help me, O LORD my God! Because you are faithful to me, deliver me!

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    47Deliver us, O LORD, our God! Gather us from among the nations! Then we will give thanks to your holy name, and boast about your praiseworthy deeds.

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    8O LORD, we have been humiliated– our kings, our leaders, and our ancestors– because we have sinned against you.

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    21O sovereign LORD, intervene on my behalf for the sake of your reputation! Because your loyal love is good, deliver me!

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    7O LORD, show us your loyal love! Bestow on us your deliverance!

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    1Not to us, O LORD, not to us! But to your name bring honor, for the sake of your loyal love and faithfulness.

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    26Rise up and help us! Rescue us because of your loyal love!

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    20LORD, we confess that we have been wicked. We confess that our ancestors have done wrong. We have indeed sinned against you.

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    3O God, restore us! Smile on us! Then we will be delivered!

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    11O LORD, for the sake of your reputation, revive me! Because of your justice, rescue me from trouble!

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    9Hide your face from my sins! Wipe away all my guilt!

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    18Then we will not turn away from you. Revive us and we will pray to you!

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    4Restore us, O God our deliverer! Do not be displeased with us!

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    2LORD, be merciful to us! We wait for you. Give us strength each morning! Deliver us when distress comes.

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    13O LORD, our God, masters other than you have ruled us, but we praise your name alone.

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