7. do thou it--what we beg of Thee; interpose to remove the drought.
Jeremiah pleads in the name of his nation
(Ps 109:21).
So "work for us," absolutely used
(1Sa 14:6).
for thy name's sake--"for our backslidings are so many" that we
cannot urge Thee for the sake of our doings, but for the glory of
Thy name; lest, if Thou give us not aid, it should be said it was
owing to Thy want of power
(Jos 7:9;
Ps 79:9; 106:8;
Isa 48:9;
Eze 20:44).
The same appeal to God's mercy, "for His name's sake," as our
only hope, since our sin precludes trust in ourselves, occurs in
Ps 25:11.
JFB.
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