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Psalms 69:16
16Answer me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is sweet and good and comforting; According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me.
Psalms 69:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hear me, O Lord; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
- New International Version (NIV)Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love; in your great mercy turn to me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Answer me, O Lord, for your steadfast love is good; according to your abundant mercy, turn to me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Hear me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is good; Turn to me according to the multitude of Your tender mercies.
Context of Psalms 69:16
14Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; Let me be rescued from those who hate me and from the deep waters. 15Do not let the floodwater overwhelm me, Nor the deep waters swallow me up, Nor the pit [of Sheol] shut its mouth over me. Answer me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is sweet and good and comforting; According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me. 17Do not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am in distress; answer me quickly. 18Draw near to my soul and redeem it; Ransom me because of my enemies [so that they do not delight in my distress].
Read all of Psalms 69Psalms 69:16 word by word
עֲנֵ֣נִי יְ֭הוָה כִּי־ט֣וֹב חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ כְּרֹ֥ב רַ֝חֲמֶ֗יךָ פְּנֵ֣ה אֵלָֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 69:16
- Psalms 36:7How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! The children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.
- Psalms 63:3Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.
- Psalms 109:21But You, O God, the Lord, show kindness to me, for Your name’s sake; Because Your lovingkindness (faithfulness, compassion) is good, O rescue me;
- Psalms 25:16Turn to me [Lord] and be gracious to me, For I am alone and afflicted.
- Psalms 26:11But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity; Redeem me and be merciful and gracious to me.
- Psalms 86:15But You, O Lord, are a God [who protects and is] merciful and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness and truth.
- Micah 7:19He shall again have compassion on us; He will subdue and tread underfoot our wickedness [destroying sin’s power]. Yes, You will cast all our sins Into the depths of the sea.
- Psalms 69:13But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord, at an acceptable and opportune time; O God, in the greatness of Your favor and in the abundance of Your lovingkindness, Answer me with truth [that is, the faithfulness of Your salvation].
- Psalms 51:1Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.
- Isaiah 63:7I will tell of the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, and the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, According to all that the Lord has done for us, And His great goodness toward the house of Israel, Which He has shown them according to His compassion And according to the abundance of His lovingkindnesses.
Commentaries on Psalms 69:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Thy loving-kindness is good - The word חסד chesed signifies exuberance of kindness, and the word רחמים rachamim, which we translate tender mercies, signifies such affection as mothers bear to their young: and in God, there is רב rob, a multitude, of such tender mercies towards the children of men!Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Hear me, O L RD, for thy lovingkindness is good - Thy mercy - thy favor - is good; that is, it is ample, abundant, great: it delights in deeds of mercy; in acts of benevolence. This was the only ground of his plea; and this was enough. Compare Psalm 63:3. Turn unto me - Incline thine ear unto me; turn not away, but be favorable to me. According to the multitude of thy tender mercies - See the notes at Psalm 51:1. He felt that he had occasion for the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-21Verses 13-21 Whatever deep waters of affliction or temptation we sink into, whatever floods of trouble or ungodly men seem ready to overwhelm us, let us persevere in prayer to our Lord to save us. The tokens of God's favour to us are enough to keep our spirits from sinking in the deepest outward troubles. If we think well of God, and continue to do so under the greatest hardships, we need not fear but he will do well for us. And if at any time we are…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-18The psalmist can only pray for rescue and relief from his enemies.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1816-18. These earnest terms are often used, and the address to God, as indifferent or averse, is found in Psa 3:7; 22:24; 27:9, &c.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 69
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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