New English Translation
Psalms 69:16
16Answer me, O Lord, for your loyal love is good! Because of your great compassion, turn toward 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 mud! Don’t let me sink! Deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep water! 15Don’t let the current overpower me! Don’t let the deep swallow me up! Don’t let the pit devour me! Answer me, O Lord, for your loyal love is good! Because of your great compassion, turn toward me! 17Do not ignore your servant, for I am in trouble! Answer me right away! 18Come near me and redeem me! Because of my enemies, rescue me!
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 loyal love, O God! The human race finds shelter under your wings.
- Psalms 63:3Because experiencing your loyal love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you.
- Psalms 109:21O sovereign Lord, intervene on my behalf for the sake of your reputation! Because your loyal love is good, deliver me!
- Psalms 25:16Turn toward me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and oppressed!
- Psalms 26:11But I have integrity! Rescue me and have mercy on me!
- Psalms 86:15But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and merciful God. You are patient and demonstrate great loyal love and faithfulness.
- Micah 7:19You will once again have mercy on us; you will conquer our evil deeds; you will hurl our sins into the depths of the sea.
- Psalms 69:13O Lord, may you hear my prayer and be favorably disposed to me! O God, because of your great loyal love, answer me with your faithful deliverance!
- Psalms 51:1Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love! Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts!
- Isaiah 63:7I will tell of the faithful acts of the Lord, of the Lord’s praiseworthy deeds. I will tell about all the Lord did for us, the many good things he did for the family of Israel, because of his compassion and great faithfulness.
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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