God's Help Deliverance And Forgiveness

"Help us, O God our Savior, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and forgive our sins for Your name's sake."  Psalms 79:9 (NIV)

The author of this psalm wanted God's help, deliverance, and forgiveness.  This psalm is a prayer.  This is a request for God's help when evil and havoc is all around.  It is also a request for God to purge away their sins.  It is a plea for God's compassion and for His mercy. 

It is not easy for us to live our lives in such a way that God is glorified in our actions and words.  We could say, like the Apostle Paul said, when we would do that which is good, evil does so easily overtake us. (Romans 7:21)  The evil that we try so hard to avoid, that is what we find ourselves doing. (Romans 7:19)  That is why we need to pray, like the psalmist prayed, that God would help us, deliver us, and forgive us of our sins.  For it is only with His help that we can change and become more Christ-like. (2 Corinthians 5:17)  Even after we are saved, we must be on guard for we will still be under attack by the devil to see if he can cause us to fall into sin.  (Ephesians 6:11)   And, when we fall, we will not be forgotten, The Lord God will pick us up. (Psalms 37:24)  He will do so because He said that He would, and to not do so would dishonor His name.