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Psalm 79

Psa. 79:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Od remember
zakar (Hebrew #2142)
properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; also (as denominative from 2145) to be male
KJV usage: X burn (incense), X earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, X still, think on, X well.
Pronounce: zaw-kar'
Origin: a primitive root
not against us λformer
ri'shown (Hebrew #7223)
from 7221; first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
KJV usage: ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.
Pronounce: ree-shone'
Origin: or riishon {ree-shone'}
iniquities
`avon (Hebrew #5771)
from 5753; perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
KJV usage: fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
Pronounce: aw-vone'
Origin: or oavown (2 Kings 7:9; Psalm 51:5 (7)) {aw-vone'}
: let thy tender mercies
racham (Hebrew #7356)
compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maiden
KJV usage: bowels, compassion, damsel, tender love, (great, tender) mercy, pity, womb.
Pronounce: rakh'-am
Origin: from 7355
speedily
maher (Hebrew #4118)
properly, hurrying; hence (adverbially) in a hurry
KJV usage: hasteth, hastily, at once, quickly, soon, speedily, suddenly.
Pronounce: mah-hare'
Origin: from 4116
prevent
qadam (Hebrew #6923)
to project (one self), i.e. precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help)
KJV usage: come (go, (flee)) before, + disappoint, meet, prevent.
Pronounce: kaw-dam'
Origin: a primitive root
us: for we are brought
dalal (Hebrew #1809)
to slacken or be feeble; figuratively, to be oppressed
KJV usage: bring low, dry up, be emptied, be not equal, fail, be impoverished, be made thin.
Pronounce: daw-lal'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 1802)
very
m`od (Hebrew #3966)
properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)
KJV usage: diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), X louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very (+ much, sore), well.
Pronounce: meh-ode'
Origin: from the same as 181
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dalal (Hebrew #1809)
to slacken or be feeble; figuratively, to be oppressed
KJV usage: bring low, dry up, be emptied, be not equal, fail, be impoverished, be made thin.
Pronounce: daw-lal'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 1802)
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Psa. 130:3• 3If thou, Jah, shouldest mark iniquities, Lord, who shall stand? (Psa. 130:3)
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Isa. 64:9• 9Be not wroth very sore, O Jehovah, neither remember iniquity for ever. Behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people. (Isa. 64:9)
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or, the iniquities of them that were before us.
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Deut. 28:43• 43The sojourner that is in thy midst shall rise above thee higher and higher, and thou shalt sink down lower and lower. (Deut. 28:43)

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remember.
Psa. 25:7• 7Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; according to thy loving-kindness remember thou me, for thy goodness' sake, Jehovah. (Psa. 25:7)
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Psa. 130:3• 3If thou, Jah, shouldest mark iniquities, Lord, who shall stand? (Psa. 130:3)
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Ex. 32:34• 34And now go, lead the people whither I have told thee: behold, my Angel shall go before thee; but in the day of my visiting I will visit their sin upon them. (Ex. 32:34)
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1 Kings 17:18• 18And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come to me to call mine iniquity to remembrance, and to slay my son? (1 Kings 17:18)
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Isa. 64:9• 9Be not wroth very sore, O Jehovah, neither remember iniquity for ever. Behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people. (Isa. 64:9)
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Hos. 8:13• 13They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; Jehovah hath no delight in them. Now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt. (Hos. 8:13)
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Hos. 9:9• 9They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah. He will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins. (Hos. 9:9)
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Rev. 18:5• 5for her sins have been heaped on one another up to the heaven, and God has remembered her unrighteousnesses. (Rev. 18:5)
former iniquities.
or, the iniquities of them that werebefore us.
Gen. 15:16• 16And in the fourth generation they shall come hither again; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. (Gen. 15:16)
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Ezek. 2:3• 3And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to nations that are rebellious, which have rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me unto this very day; (Ezek. 2:3)
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Dan. 9:16• 16Lord, according to all thy righteousnesses, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain; for because of our sins, and because of the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all round about us. (Dan. 9:16)
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Matt. 23:32‑36• 32and *ye*, fill ye up the measure of your fathers.
 33Serpents, offspring of vipers, how should ye escape the judgment of hell?
 34Therefore, behold, *I* send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will persecute from city to city;
 35so that all righteous blood shed upon the earth should come upon *you*, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
 36Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. (Matt. 23:32‑36)
let thy.
Psa. 21:3• 3For thou hast met him with the blessings of goodness; thou hast set a crown of pure gold on his head. (Psa. 21:3)
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Psa. 69:16‑17• 16Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy loving-kindness is good: according to the abundance of thy tender mercies, turn toward me;
 17And hide not thy face from thy servant, for I am in trouble: answer me speedily. (Psa. 69:16‑17)
we are.
Psa. 106:43• 43Often did he deliver them; but as for them they provoked him by their counsel, and they were brought low by their iniquity. (Psa. 106:43)
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Psa. 116:6• 6Jehovah keepeth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me. (Psa. 116:6)
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Psa. 142:6• 6Attend unto my cry, for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I. (Psa. 142:6)
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Deut. 28:43• 43The sojourner that is in thy midst shall rise above thee higher and higher, and thou shalt sink down lower and lower. (Deut. 28:43)
• It does not even here avenge itself; but—the extreme of evil being come upon it—turns to God, and thus remembers its own sins. Nor has it any plea but God's own name. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 78-80” by J.N. Darby)
• They acknowledge their sins and that they are brought very low: but they plead God’s tender mercies. (“Psalms 79” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers; let thy tender mercies speedily come to meet us: for we are brought very low.