Psalms 79:9
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.
Psalms 79:9 in other translations
| BSB | Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name. |
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| WEB | Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of your name. Deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name’s sake. |
| ASV | Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name; And deliver us, and forgive our sins, for thy name’s sake. |
| YLT | Help us, O God of our salvation, Because of the honour of Thy name, And deliver us, and cover over our sins, For Thy name's sake. |
| DARBY | Help us, OGod of our salvation, because of the glory of thy name; and deliver us, and forgive our sins, for thy name's sake. |
| BBE | Give us help, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; take us out of danger and give us forgiveness for our sins, because of your name. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Psalms 79:9 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 79:6-13
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…
Psalms 79:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 79:9
- Jeremiah 14:7
O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name’s sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.
- Psalms 25:11
For thy name’s sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.
- 2 Chronicles 14:11
And Asa cried unto the Lord his God, and said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O Lord our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O Lord, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.
- Jeremiah 14:21
Do not abhor us, for thy name’s sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
- Isaiah 48:9
For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
- Ezekiel 20:14
But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out.
- Psalms 31:3
For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.
- Daniel 9:19
O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
- Isaiah 43:25
I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
- Psalms 65:3
Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
- Ezekiel 20:9
But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.
- Joshua 7:9
For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?
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- Psalms 79:8
O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.
- Psalms 79:9
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.
- Psalms 79:10
Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.
Psalms 79:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Ayúdanos, oh Dios, salud nuestra, por la gloria de tu nombre: y líbranos, y aplácate sobre nuestros pecados por amor de tu nombre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Aide-nous, ô Dieu de notre salut! à cause de la gloire de ton nom; et délivre-nous, et pardonne nos péchés, à cause de ton nom. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Hilf uns, Gott unseres Heils, um der Herrlichkeit deines Namens willen; und errette uns, und vergib unsere Sünden um deines Namens willen! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Vineam de Ægypto transtulisti: ejecisti gentes, et plantasti eam. |