World English Bible
Psalms 79:8
“Don't hold the iniquities of our forefathers against us. Let your tender mercies speedily meet us, for we are in desperate need.”
Verse in context — Psalms 79
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Pour out your wrath on the nations that don't know you; on the kingdoms that don't call on your name;
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For they have devoured Jacob, and destroyed his homeland.
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Don't hold the iniquities of our forefathers against us. Let your tender mercies speedily meet us, for we are in desperate need.
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Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of your name. Deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name's sake.
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Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Let it be known among the nations, before our eyes, that vengeance for your servants' blood is being poured out.
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