Psalms 79:8

"Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers:

Let thy tender mercies speedily meet us;

For we are brought very low."

"Remember not against us ... iniquity of our forefathers." It does not appear that the psalmist here intends to deny the wickedness of his own generation, for in Psalms 79:9, below, he acknowledges their sins in the petition asking for their forgiveness.

As a matter of fact, it was not solely the sins of the psalmist's generation that had brought about the calamity. It was the long established tradition of wickedness reaching back through many generations that also entered into the fact of God's decision to liquidate the kingdom of Israel.

"Let thy ... mercies speedily meet us." See under Psalms 79:5, above, for comment on this.