Daniel 9:15-16 Part 2 of 2

"O Lord our God, you brought lasting honor to your name by rescuing your people from Egypt in a great display of power. But we have sinned and are full of wickedness. In view of all your faithful mercies, Lord, please turn your furious anger away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain. All the neighboring nations mock Jerusalem and your people because of our sins and the sins of our ancestors."

"Lord, please turn your furious anger away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain."

Psalm 31:1  O LORD, I have come to you for protection; don't let me be disgraced. Save me, for you do what is right. (see verses 1-5)

Isaiah 5:25  That is why the LORD's anger burns against his people, and why he has raised his fist to crush them. The mountains tremble, and the corpses of his people litter the streets like garbage. But even then the LORD's anger is not satisfied. His fist is still poised to strike! (see verses 24-30)

Psalm 85:3-4  You held back your fury. You kept back your blazing anger. Now restore us again, O God of our salvation. Put aside your anger against us once more. (see all Psalm 85)

Jeremiah 32:32  "The sins of Israel and Judah--the sins of the people of Jerusalem, the kings, the officials, the priests, and the prophets--have stirred up my anger." (see verses 26-35)

All the neighboring nations mock Jerusalem and your people because of our sins and the sins of our ancestors." 

Psalm 39:8  Rescue me from my rebellion. Do not let fools mock me. (see all Psalm 39)

Psalm 37:32  The wicked wait in ambush for the godly, looking for an excuse to kill them. (see all Psalm 37)

Ezekiel 5:14-15  "So I will turn you into a ruin, a mockery in the eyes of the surrounding nations and to all who pass by. You will become an object of mockery and taunting and horror. You will be a warning to all the nations around you. They will see what happens when the LORD punishes a nation in anger and rebukes it, says the LORD." (see all chapter 5)

Ezekiel 22:4  "... you (Jerusalem) are guilty because of the blood you have shed. You are defiled because of the idols you have made. Your day of destruction has come! You have reached the end of your years. I will make you an object of mockery throughout the world." (see verses 1-16)

Psalm 74:10  How long, O God, will you allow our enemies to insult you? Will you let them dishonor your name forever? (see all Psalm 74)

Psalm 79:4-5  We are mocked by our neighbors, an object of scorn and derision to those around us. O LORD, how long will you be angry with us? Forever? How long will your jealousy burn like fire? (see all Psalm 79)

 

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