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Psalms 25:16
16Please turn towards me, Lord, and be kind to me. I feel very weak and lonely.
Psalms 25:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
- New International Version (NIV)Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Turn Yourself to me, and have mercy on me, For I am desolate and afflicted.
Context of Psalms 25:16
14The Lord is a guide for those who serve him. He teaches them to obey his covenant. 15I always look to the Lord for help. He will keep me safe from my enemies, so that their traps do not catch me. Please turn towards me, Lord, and be kind to me. I feel very weak and lonely. 17I worry a lot about my troubles. Please rescue me from them! 18Look at all my pain! See how I am suffering! Forgive me for all my sins.
Read all of Psalms 25Psalms 25:16 word by word
פְּנֵה־אֵלַ֥י וְחָנֵּ֑נִי כִּֽי־יָחִ֖יד וְעָנִ֣י אָֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 25:16
- Psalms 60:1God, you have turned against us, and you have broken down our strong walls. You are angry with us, but please make us strong again!
- Psalms 69:16Please answer me, Lord, because your faithful love is great. Turn to hear me, because you are so very kind.
- Psalms 86:16Turn to me and be kind to me. I am your servant, so make me strong. Please rescue your slave!
- Micah 7:19You like to be kind because you love us. You will remove everything that we have done wrong. You will crush those bad things. You will throw all of them into the deep sea.
- Psalms 69:14Save me out of the mud and do not let me sink down into it. Rescue me from the people that hate me. Save me from the deep water.
- Psalms 88:15Since I was young, I have been in pain. I have always been near to death. You have caused bad troubles to frighten me, so that I feel helpless.
- Psalms 143:4My strength is leaving me, and I feel very upset.
- Daniel 9:17Our God, please accept my prayer. Please do what I have asked for. Your temple is now a heap of stones. Please bless it again, so that people will know that you are great.
- Mark 15:33At midday, the whole country became dark for three hours.
Commentaries on Psalms 25:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Turn thee unto me - Probably the prayer of the poor captives in Bablyon, which is continued through this and the remaining verses.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Turn 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…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-22Verses 15-22 The psalmist concludes, as he began, with expressing dependence upon God, and desire toward him. It is good thus to hope, and quietly to wait for the salvation of the Lord. And if God turns to us, no matter who turns from us. He pleads his own integrity. Though guilty before God, yet, as to his enemies, he had the testimony of conscience that he had done them no wrong. God would, at length, give Israel rest from all their enemies round about…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-22The psalmist expresses confidence in the Lord, commits to a life of integrity, and prays for rescue.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1916-19. A series of earnest appeals for aid because God had seemed to desert him (compare Psa 13:1; 17:13, &c.), his sins oppressed him, his enemies had enlarged his troubles and were multiplied, increasing in hate and violence (Psa 9:8; 18:48).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 25
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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