Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people - That is, these calamities came upon them as a consequence of their sins, and you ha…

Forgiven. —Rather, taken away. (See Psalm 32:1.)

LORD, you have been favorable to your land; you have brought back the captivity of Jacob. You have forgiven the iniquity of your people; you ha…

Thou hast taken away the iniquity of thy people. It was very natural for the faithful to feel alarmed and perplexed on account of their si…

You have forgiven the iniquity of your people
Took it from them, and laid it on Christ, who has borne it, and took i…

The sense of present afflictions should not remove the remembrance of former mercies. The favor of God is the fountain of happine to nations, as we…