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Psalms 25:16
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Turn to me and have mercy, for I am alone and in deep distress.
Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
Turn to me, and have mercy on me; For I am desolate and afflicted.
Turn to me and have mercy on me, because I am lonely and hurting.
Turn toward me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and oppressed!
Turn thee to me, and have mercy upon me; for I [am] desolate and afflicted.
Turn to me, and have mercy on me, For I am desolate and afflicted.
Turn to me [LORD] and be gracious to me, For I am alone and afflicted.
Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
Biholde thou on me, and haue thou mercy on me; for Y am
Turn to me and be gracious, for I am lonely and afflicted.
I am lonely and troubled. Show that you care and have pity on me.
Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; For I am desolate and afflicted.
Be turned to me, and have mercy on me; for I am troubled and have no helper.
Turn to me, and show me your favor; for I am alone and oppressed.
Turn toward me, and be gracious unto me; for I am solitary and afflicted.
I am hurt and lonely. Turn to me, and show me mercy.
Turn Thee unto me, and be gracious unto me; for I am solitary and afflicted.
Turne thee vnto me, and haue mercy vpon me: for I am desolate and afflicted.
Turn to me and show me Your loving-kindness. For I am alone and in trouble.
Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
Turne thy face vnto mee, and haue mercie vpon me: for I am desolate and poore.
Turn thou unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am the only son and destitute.
Turn to me, Lord , and be merciful to me, because I am lonely and weak.
Turn thou unto me, and show me favour, for, alone and oppressed, I am.
(24-16) Look thou upon me, and have mercy on me; for I am alone and poor.
Turn thou to me, and be gracious to me; for I am lonely and afflicted.
Turne thy face vnto me, and haue mercie vpon me: for I am desolate and in miserie.
Look upon me, and have mercy upon me; for I am an only child and poor.
Turn to me and be gracious to me,for I am alone and afflicted.
Turn to me, and have mercy on me, For I am desolate and afflicted.
Turn to me and have mercy on me because I am lonely and afflicted.
Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
Turn Thou unto me, and favour me, For lonely and afflicted [am] I.
Turne the vnto me and haue mercy vpon me, for I am desolate and in misery.
Look at me and help me! I'm all alone and in big trouble.
Turn to me and be gracious to me, For I am lonely and afflicted.
Turn Yourself to me, and have mercy on me, For I am desolate and afflicted.
Turn to me and be gracious to me, For I am lonely and afflicted.
Turn to me and be gracious to me,For I am alone and afflicted.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Turn: Psalms 60:1, Psalms 69:16, Psalms 86:16, Micah 7:19
for I: Psalms 69:14-20, Psalms 88:15-18, Psalms 143:4, Daniel 9:17, Mark 15:33-35
Reciprocal: Psalms 39:10 - Remove Psalms 130:1 - Out of Psalms 141:8 - leave not my soul destitute
Cross-References
And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me,.... Or "look unto me", or "upon me" f; which suggests that the Lord had turned himself, and hid his face from him; and expresses a desire that he would look upon him with a look of love and mercy, and arise to help and deliver him out of the hands of his enemies; he pleads no merits nor works of righteousness of his, but casts himself upon the mercy of God;
for I [am] desolate and afflicted; or "alone and poor" g; not that he was quite alone, and had none with him; for though he was obliged to quit his palace, and the city of Jerusalem, yet he was accompanied by his servants, and a large number of his people; and could not be poor, in a literal sense, being king of Israel; yet he put no trust in men, nor in riches, but wholly depended on the Lord, as if he had none with him, nor anything to subsist with: and his case was indeed very deplorable, and called for pity and assistance; his own son was risen up against him, and the hearts of the men of Israel went after him; and he was obliged to flee from the city, and leave his house and family.
f פנה אלי "respice ad me", Montanus, Musculus, Junius Tremellius, c. g יהיד ועני "solitarius et pauper", Junius & Tremellius "et miser", Gejerus, Michaelis so Ainsworth.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Turn thee unto me - Rather, the Hebrew means: “look upon me.” The idea, however, is that the face of God was, as it were, turned in another direction, or that He was not attentive to him; and he prays that He would turn and behold him; that He would see him in his trouble.
And have mercy upon me - The psalmist seems to have felt that if God would look upon him he would pity him. He would see his case to be so sad that He would show him compassion - as, when we see an object of distress, “the eye affects the heart.”
For I am desolate - The word here rendered “desolate” - יחיד yâchı̂yd - means properly “one alone, only;” and then, one who “is alone,” or who is solitary, forsaken, wretched. There is no deeper sadness that ever comes over the mind than the idea that we are alone in the world; that we do not have a friend; that no one cares for us; that no one is concerned about anything that might happen to us; that no one would care if we were to die; that no one would shed a tear over our grave.
And afflicted - In what way we do not know. David, however, was very often in circumstances when he could use this language. The other parts of the psalm show that the “affliction” to which he here refers was that which arose from the recollection of the sins of his early life, and from the designs and purposes of his enemies.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 25:16. Turn thee unto me — Probably the prayer of the poor captives in Babylon, which is continued through this and the remaining verses.
