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Isaiah 64:9
Do not be angry, O LORD, beyond measure; do not remember our iniquity forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray; we are all Your people!
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet speaks on behalf of Israel to Yahweh immediately after the declaration that God is Father and potter. The plea occurs during national ruin, with the holy cities reduced to wilderness.
The words — תִּקְצֹף (tik.Tzof) means "you be angry," and תִּזְכֹּר (tiz.Kor) means "you remember." The text pairs these verbs to limit divine wrath and memory of iniquity.
The thread — This plea echoes in Psalm 74:1, where the psalmist questions why God’s anger smolders against His flock. It also aligns with Micah 7:18, which asks who pardons iniquity and passes over transgression.
Why it lands — The text states a direct request for God to restrain His anger and stop recalling past sins. It demands the reader acknowledge covenant belonging while confronting the reality of deserved judgment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Be not wroth very sore, O Lord, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.
Cross-references
- Psalms 74:1 A Maskil of Asaph. Why have You rejected us forever, O God? Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture?
- Psalms 79:13 Then we Your people, the sheep of Your pasture, will thank You forever; from generation to generation we will declare Your praise.
- Micah 7:18 Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
- Psalms 6:1 For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments, according to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
- Psalms 38:1 A Psalm of David, for remembrance. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
- Psalms 79:5 How long, O LORD? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire?
- Psalms 119:94 I am Yours; save me, for I have sought Your precepts.
- Isaiah 43:25 I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
- Isaiah 57:17 I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart.
- Isaiah 60:10 Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy.