Psalm 79:8
O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.
Cross-references
Psalm 25:7 pleads 'Remember not the sins of my youth,' mirroring the plea for forgiveness of former iniquities in Psalm 79:8.
Psalm 69:17 pleads for God not to hide his face and to answer quickly — mirroring the psalmist's urgent request for compassion when brought low.
Psalm 130:3 echoes the same plea: if God marked iniquities, no one could stand—reinforcing the cry for mercy here.
Psalm 142:6 cries 'I am brought very low' and asks for deliverance — a nearly identical expression of distress and appeal to God.
In Psalm 85:2, God is said to have forgiven and covered the iniquity of his people — directly parallel to the plea for not remembering iniquities.
In Psalm 137:7, the psalmist asks God to remember the Edomites' sin — the opposite of asking God not to remember our ancestors' iniquities.
Psalm 106:43 recounts Israel being 'brought low through their iniquity' — the same condition that prompts the plea for mercy here.
Psalm 69:16 also appeals to God's steadfast love and abundant mercy — a parallel cry for compassion in distress.
Psalm 116:6 uses the same phrase 'brought low' and testifies that God saves the simple — echoing the hope behind this plea for compassion.
Revelation 18:5 declares God has remembered Babylon's sins for judgment—opposite of the plea to forget forefathers' sins.
In Matthew 23:32-36, Jesus warns that the blood of all prophets will be required from this generation — the very 'remembering of ancestral iniquities' the psalmist pleads to avoid.
Hosea 9:9 states God will remember their iniquity and punish—contrasting with the request for compassion here.
Hosea 8:13 says God will remember their iniquity and punish—opposite of the plea here not to remember.
Daniel 9:16 similarly prays for mercy, confessing 'iniquities of our fathers'—a direct parallel to this plea.
Isaiah 64:9 directly parallels this plea: 'remember not iniquity forever'—both ask God to overlook ancestral sins.
Exodus 32:34 warns God will visit sin later—contrasting with the plea here not to remember past iniquities.
In Isaiah 43:25, God declares He will not remember your sins — the same divine action this verse pleads for.
In Jeremiah 44:21, God did remember their evil deeds and brought judgment — contrasting with the plea for God not to remember iniquities.
In 2 Samuel 19:19, Shimei uses the same plea 'do not remember against me the iniquity' — a direct verbal parallel to this cry for mercy.
Exodus 20:5 declares God punishes children for parents' iniquity — the very principle the psalmist begs God not to apply here.
Deuteronomy 28:43 warns of descending lower and lower as a covenant curse — the same 'brought low' condition the psalmist laments.
Genesis 15:16 shows God waits until Amorite iniquity is full—contrasting with the plea to overlook accumulated ancestral sin.
In 1 Kings 17:18, the widow fears Elijah's presence brings her sin to remembrance—similar theme of remembered sin leading to trouble.
Ezekiel 2:3 notes both current and fathers' rebellion—parallels the concept of ancestral sin but without the plea for mercy.