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(Psa 79:9 KJV)  Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.

(Proverbs 30 also read)

I am not sure how to take this idea of being concerned for the “glory” (3519a) of God’s name.  They know God’s name, Yahweh but they only use it once in this chapter in verse 5.  In reality, God’s glory does not depend on the survival of Israel.  That is even more true today.  The only people who would blame God for the destruction of modern Israel are some hard-core Christians who think it is the proof of prophecy.  The Zionists are mainly atheists so they would not care about God’s glory.  The Muslims worship Allah so they would not care about Yahweh’s name.

This can be another way of trying to manipulate God.  I don’t know that I have ever used it but I am sure it is common.  We need to understand that God is more concerned about His holiness than about someone’s concern that He look good.

So?  The important part of this verse is the second part, repentance.  Don’t forget that.