(A)Do not [a]hold us responsible for [b]the guilty deeds of our forefathers;
Let Your compassion come quickly to (B)meet us,
For we have (C)become very low.
(D)Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of (E)Your name;
And save us and [c](F)forgive our sins (G)for the sake of Your name.
10 (H)Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”
Let (I)vengeance for the blood of Your servants which has been shed
Be known among the nations in our sight.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 79:8 Lit remember against us
  2. Psalm 79:8 Or our former sins
  3. Psalm 79:9 Lit cover over, atone for

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