Psalms 79:9-10
9 aHelp us, O God of our salvation,for the glory of your name;
deliver us, and batone for our sins,
for your cname’s sake!
10 dWhy should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”
Let ethe avenging of the outpoured blood of your servants
be known among the nations before our eyes!
Jeremiah 14:7
7 “Though our iniquities testify against us,act, O Lord, ffor your name’s sake;
gfor our backslidings are many;
hwe have sinned against you.
Ezekiel 36:22-23
I Will Put My Spirit Within You
22“Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: iIt is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of my holy name, jwhich you have profaned among the nations to which you came. 23 kAnd I will vindicate the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, and which you have profaned among them. lAnd the nations will know that I am the Lord, declares the Lord God, when through you I vindicate my holiness before their eyes.Ezekiel 39:25
The Lord Will Restore Israel
25“Therefore thus says the Lord God: Now mI will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have mercy on nthe whole house of Israel, and oI will be jealous for my holy name.Daniel 9:7
7To you, pO Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us open shame, as at this day, to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, qthose who are near and rthose who are far away, in sall the lands to which you have driven them, because of tthe treachery that they have committed against you.Daniel 9:15-19
15And now, O Lord our God, who brought your people out of the land of Egypt uwith a mighty hand, and vhave made a name for yourself, as at this day, wwe have sinned, we have done wickedly.16“O Lord, xaccording to all your righteous acts, let your anger and your wrath turn away from your city Jerusalem, yyour holy hill, zbecause for our sins, and for aathe iniquities of our fathers, abJerusalem and your people have become aca byword among all who are around us. 17Now therefore, O our God, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his pleas for mercy, and for your own sake, O Lord, ▼
▼Hebrew for the Lord’s sake
aemake your face to shine upon afyour sanctuary, which is desolate. 18 agO my God, incline your ear and hear. Open your eyes and see ahour desolations, and aithe city that is called by your name. For we do not present our pleas before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercy. 19O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive. O Lord, pay attention and act. ajDelay not, akfor your own sake, O my God, because alyour city and amyour people are called by your name.” Ephesians 2:7
7so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable anriches of his grace in aokindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
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