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Psalms 79:9

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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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Jerusalem was Israel’s covenant center, containing the temple where God’s name dwelt among his people. In this lament over its devastation, the psalmist appeals for deliverance and forgiveness so that God’s honor, associated with Jerusalem and its sanctuary, will not be despised among the nations.

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Psalms 79:9 mentions Jerusalem.

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