HELP US FOR YOUR NAME'S SAKE
Key verse: 9
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Psalm 79
A psalm of Asaph.
1 O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance;(A)
they have defiled(B) your holy temple,
they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble.(C)
2 They have left the dead bodies of your servants
as food for the birds of the sky,(D)
the flesh of your own people for the animals of the wild.(E)
3 They have poured out blood like water
all around Jerusalem,
and there is no one to bury(F) the dead.(G)
4 We are objects of contempt to our neighbors,
of scorn(H) and derision to those around us.(I)
5 How long,(J) Lord? Will you be angry(K) forever?
How long will your jealousy burn like fire?(L)
6 Pour out your wrath(M) on the nations
that do not acknowledge(N) you,
on the kingdoms
that do not call on your name;(O)
7 for they have devoured(P) Jacob
and devastated his homeland.
8 Do not hold against us the sins of past generations;(Q)
may your mercy come quickly to meet us,
for we are in desperate need.(R)
9 Help us,(S) God our Savior,
for the glory of your name;
deliver us and forgive our sins
for your name’s sake.(T)
10 Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”(U)
Before our eyes, make known among the nations
that you avenge(V) the outpoured blood(W) of your servants.
11 May the groans of the prisoners come before you;
with your strong arm preserve those condemned to die.
12 Pay back into the laps(X) of our neighbors seven times(Y)
the contempt they have hurled at you, Lord.
13 Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture,(Z)
will praise you forever;(AA)
from generation to generation
we will proclaim your praise.
Cross references
- Psalm 79:1 : S Ex 34:9
- Psalm 79:1 : S Lev 20:3
- Psalm 79:1 : S 2Ki 25:9; S Ne 4:2; S Isa 6:11
- Psalm 79:2 : Rev 19:17-18
- Psalm 79:2 : S Dt 28:26; Jer 7:33
- Psalm 79:3 : Jer 25:33; Rev 11:9
- Psalm 79:3 : Jer 16:4
- Psalm 79:4 : S Ps 39:8; S Eze 5:14
- Psalm 79:4 : Ps 44:13; 80:6
- Psalm 79:5 : S Ps 74:10
- Psalm 79:5 : Ps 74:1; 85:5
- Psalm 79:5 : S Dt 29:20; Ps 89:46; Zep 3:8
- Psalm 79:6 : S Ps 2:5; 69:24; 110:5; Rev 16:1
- Psalm 79:6 : Ps 147:20; Jer 10:25
- Psalm 79:6 : S Ps 14:4
- Psalm 79:7 : Isa 9:12; Jer 10:25
- Psalm 79:8 : S Ge 9:25; Jer 44:21
- Psalm 79:8 : Ps 116:6; 142:6
- Psalm 79:9 : S 2Ch 14:11
- Psalm 79:9 : Ps 25:11; 31:3; Jer 14:7
- Psalm 79:10 : S Ps 42:3
- Psalm 79:10 : Ps 94:1; S Rev 6:10
- Psalm 79:10 : ver 3
- Psalm 79:12 : Isa 65:6; Jer 32:18
- Psalm 79:12 : S Ge 4:15
- Psalm 79:13 : S Ps 74:1
- Psalm 79:13 : Ps 44:8
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How Long, O Lord?
A Psalm of (A)Asaph.79 O God, (B)the nations have come into your (C)inheritance;
they have defiled your (D)holy temple;
they have (E)laid Jerusalem in ruins.
2 They have given (F)the bodies of your servants
to the birds of the heavens for food,
the flesh of your (G)faithful to (H)the beasts of the earth.
3 They have poured out their blood like water
all around Jerusalem,
and there was (I)no one to bury them.
4 We have become (J)a taunt to our neighbors,
(K)mocked and derided by those around us.
5 (L)How long, O Lord? Will you be angry (M)forever?
Will your (N)jealousy (O)burn like fire?
6 (P)Pour out your anger on the nations
that (Q)do not know you,
and on the kingdoms
that (R)do not call upon your name!
7 For they have devoured Jacob
and laid waste his habitation.
8 (S)Do not remember against us (T)our former iniquities;[a]
let your compassion come speedily to meet us,
for we are (U)brought very low.
9 (V)Help us, O God of our salvation,
for the glory of your name;
deliver us, and (W)atone for our sins,
for your (X)name's sake!
10 (Y)Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”
Let (Z)the avenging of the outpoured blood of your servants
be known among the nations before our eyes!
11 Let (AA)the groans of the prisoners come before you;
according to your great power, preserve those (AB)doomed to die!
12 Return (AC)sevenfold into the (AD)lap of our neighbors
the (AE)taunts with which they have taunted you, O Lord!
13 But we your people, the (AF)sheep of your pasture,
will (AG)give thanks to you forever;
from generation to generation we will recount your praise.
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Footnotes
- Psalm 79:8 Or the iniquities of former generations
Cross references
- Psalm 79:1 : Ps. 50, title
- Psalm 79:1 : Lam. 1:10
- Psalm 79:1 : Ex. 15:17; See Ps. 74:2
- Psalm 79:1 : [Ps. 74:7]
- Psalm 79:1 : Jer. 26:18; Mic. 3:12; [2 Kgs. 25:9, 10]; 2 Chr. 36:19
- Psalm 79:2 : Deut. 28:26; Jer. 7:33; 16:4; 19:7; 34:20
- Psalm 79:2 : See Ps. 50:5
- Psalm 79:2 : Ps. 74:19
- Psalm 79:3 : Jer. 14:16; [2 Kgs. 9:10]
- Psalm 79:4 : Dan. 9:16; See Ps. 44:13
- Psalm 79:4 : Dan. 9:16; See Ps. 44:13
- Psalm 79:5 : [Ps. 74:10; 80:4]
- Psalm 79:5 : [Ps. 74:1; 85:5]; See Ps. 13:1
- Psalm 79:5 : Ps. 78:58
- Psalm 79:5 : Ps. 78:21; 89:46
- Psalm 79:6 : Cited Jer. 10:25; [Zeph. 3:8]
- Psalm 79:6 : 2 Thess. 1:8
- Psalm 79:6 : See Ps. 14:4
- Psalm 79:8 : Isa. 64:9
- Psalm 79:8 : Jer. 11:10
- Psalm 79:8 : Ps. 116:6; 142:6
- Psalm 79:9 : 2 Chr. 14:11
- Psalm 79:9 : See Ps. 65:3
- Psalm 79:9 : Jer. 14:7, 21; See Ps. 23:3
- Psalm 79:10 : See Ps. 42:3
- Psalm 79:10 : See Ps. 94:1
- Psalm 79:11 : Ps. 102:20
- Psalm 79:11 : [1 Sam. 20:31]
- Psalm 79:12 : Gen. 4:15, 24; Lev. 26:21, 28; Prov. 6:31
- Psalm 79:12 : Isa. 65:6, 7; Jer. 32:18
- Psalm 79:12 : See Ps. 74:10
- Psalm 79:13 : See Ps. 74:1
- Psalm 79:13 : Isa. 43:21
79 O God, (B)the nations have come into your (C)inheritance;
they have defiled your (D)holy temple;
they have (E)laid Jerusalem in ruins.
2 They have given (F)the bodies of your servants
to the birds of the heavens for food,
the flesh of your (G)faithful to (H)the beasts of the earth.
3 They have poured out their blood like water
all around Jerusalem,
and there was (I)no one to bury them.
4 We have become (J)a taunt to our neighbors,
(K)mocked and derided by those around us.
5 (L)How long, O Lord? Will you be angry (M)forever?
Will your (N)jealousy (O)burn like fire?
6 (P)Pour out your anger on the nations
that (Q)do not know you,
and on the kingdoms
that (R)do not call upon your name!
7 For they have devoured Jacob
and laid waste his habitation.
8 (S)Do not remember against us (T)our former iniquities;[a]
let your compassion come speedily to meet us,
for we are (U)brought very low.
9 (V)Help us, O God of our salvation,
for the glory of your name;
deliver us, and (W)atone for our sins,
for your (X)name's sake!
10 (Y)Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”
Let (Z)the avenging of the outpoured blood of your servants
be known among the nations before our eyes!
11 Let (AA)the groans of the prisoners come before you;
according to your great power, preserve those (AB)doomed to die!
12 Return (AC)sevenfold into the (AD)lap of our neighbors
the (AE)taunts with which they have taunted you, O Lord!
13 But we your people, the (AF)sheep of your pasture,
will (AG)give thanks to you forever;
from generation to generation we will recount your praise.
Footnotes
- Psalm 79:8 Or the iniquities of former generations
Cross references
- Psalm 79:1 : Ps. 50, title
- Psalm 79:1 : Lam. 1:10
- Psalm 79:1 : Ex. 15:17; See Ps. 74:2
- Psalm 79:1 : [Ps. 74:7]
- Psalm 79:1 : Jer. 26:18; Mic. 3:12; [2 Kgs. 25:9, 10]; 2 Chr. 36:19
- Psalm 79:2 : Deut. 28:26; Jer. 7:33; 16:4; 19:7; 34:20
- Psalm 79:2 : See Ps. 50:5
- Psalm 79:2 : Ps. 74:19
- Psalm 79:3 : Jer. 14:16; [2 Kgs. 9:10]
- Psalm 79:4 : Dan. 9:16; See Ps. 44:13
- Psalm 79:4 : Dan. 9:16; See Ps. 44:13
- Psalm 79:5 : [Ps. 74:10; 80:4]
- Psalm 79:5 : [Ps. 74:1; 85:5]; See Ps. 13:1
- Psalm 79:5 : Ps. 78:58
- Psalm 79:5 : Ps. 78:21; 89:46
- Psalm 79:6 : Cited Jer. 10:25; [Zeph. 3:8]
- Psalm 79:6 : 2 Thess. 1:8
- Psalm 79:6 : See Ps. 14:4
- Psalm 79:8 : Isa. 64:9
- Psalm 79:8 : Jer. 11:10
- Psalm 79:8 : Ps. 116:6; 142:6
- Psalm 79:9 : 2 Chr. 14:11
- Psalm 79:9 : See Ps. 65:3
- Psalm 79:9 : Jer. 14:7, 21; See Ps. 23:3
- Psalm 79:10 : See Ps. 42:3
- Psalm 79:10 : See Ps. 94:1
- Psalm 79:11 : Ps. 102:20
- Psalm 79:11 : [1 Sam. 20:31]
- Psalm 79:12 : Gen. 4:15, 24; Lev. 26:21, 28; Prov. 6:31
- Psalm 79:12 : Isa. 65:6, 7; Jer. 32:18
- Psalm 79:12 : See Ps. 74:10
- Psalm 79:13 : See Ps. 74:1
- Psalm 79:13 : Isa. 43:21
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1. We are in desperate need (1-8)
God's people sinned and he punished them by removing his hand of protection from them. So the enemy invaded and destroyed even the holy temple. Our enemy and oppressor is the devil. Let us join the psalmist and cry out to God, asking his forgiveness, his mercy and his help.
2. For the glory of your name (9-13)
The psalmist knew that God alone could save his people. He asked God to forgive their sins and help them for his own name's sake. When God's people are defeated and shamed, the godless nations of the world mock God and deride his holy name. The psalmist asked God to punish the godless oppressors, and to deliver his own people by the strength of his arm. The psalmist promised that if God would defeat his enemies and save his own sheep, his people would praise his name forever.
Prayer: Lord, forgive our sins and turn our hearts to you in repentance so that you may defeat the devil and heal our land.
One Word: God alone is our Savior