Psalms 79:9
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake.
Psalm 79:9 belongs to Psalm 79, a psalm of Asaph. It applies to the captivity, when Jerusalem had been brought low and its people were scattered, and its plea for help, deliverance, and forgiveness of sins reflects God's mercy and power to save. It is a prayer of the Jewish captives in Babylon, expressing sorrow over their desolation and longing for deliverance. Like the rest of Scripture, it was preserved not only for its first hearers but for the instruction and hope of later generations.