O Lord, according to all thy righteous acts, let thy anger and thy wrath turn away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy hill; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people have become a byword among all who are round about us.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

O Lord, according to all your righteousness - The word righteousness here seems to refer to all that was excellent and glorious in …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Righteousness.— Those acts of Jehovah which demonstrate His righteousness, or His faithfulness to His promises. Mount Zion, the “h…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

That is the time when prayer is always heard, when the lamb is offered, and his blood is sprinkled, and blessed be God, the sacrifice in which we t…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

After Daniel has sufficiently confessed the justice of those judgments which God had inflicted upon the people, he again returns to beg fo…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

O Lord, according to all your righteousnessF9; which he had been used to exercise in the world, in all ages of…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

In every prayer we must make confession, not only of the sins we have been guilty of, but also of our faith in God, our dependence on Him, our sorr…

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