Do not remember the iniquities of our forefathers against us;This psalm was written at a time when Israel's enemies had invaded, and may have fought there way to Jerusalem itself. The enemies of God are laughing at His supposed power, since they've almost defeated His people entirely. The Israelites are saying that this is because they've turned from God, and are now repenting.
Let Your compassion come quickly to meet us,
For we are brought very low.
In this verse, they're asking God to look at their present contrition, rather than the sins of their fathers. While today the sins of the father don't directly condemn the child, that wasn't true at the time. For certain sins, generations after of that family would be sentenced. Here they are begging for that not to be the case, because they realize their fault.
No comments:
Post a Comment