Holy Scripture
Psalms 78:9
A church father on this verse
“"The sons of Ephraim, bending and shooting the bow." O how great the mysteries, O how many the flowers! I say not a day, but a whole month cannot suffice for the understanding of this psalm. In individual words there are meanings. We have also a treasure in these earthen vessels. Many interpret this of the body and th…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
9Help us, O God our Savior; For the glory of thy name, O Lord, deliver us; And be merciful to our sins, for thy name’s sake.
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7For they have devoured Jacob, And laid his place waste.
8Remember not our old transgressions; Let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us; For we are greatly impoverished.
— Psalms 78:9 —
10Lest haply they should say among the heathen, Where is their God? And let the avenging of thy servants’ blood that has been shed Be known among the heathen before our eyes.
11Let the groaning of the prisoners come in before thee; According to the greatness of thine arm Preserve the sons of the slain ones.