Revised Version 1895
Psalms 25:17
17The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.
Psalms 25:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.
- New International Version (NIV)Relieve the troubles of my heart and free me from my anguish.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The troubles of my heart are enlarged; bring me out of my distresses.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The troubles of my heart have enlarged; Bring me out of my distresses!
Context of Psalms 25:17
15Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. 16Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted. The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses. 18Consider mine affliction and my travail; and forgive all my sins. 19Consider mine enemies, for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.
Read all of Psalms 25Psalms 25:17 word by word
צָר֣וֹת לְבָבִ֣י הִרְחִ֑יבוּ מִ֝מְּצֽוּקוֹתַ֗י הוֹצִיאֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 25:17
- Psalms 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
- Psalms 38:1O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
- Psalms 42:7Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
- Psalms 77:2In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my hand was stretched out in the night, and slacked not; my soul refused to be comforted.
- Habakkuk 3:17For though the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
- 1 Corinthians 4:11Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling place;
- 2 Corinthians 4:8we are pressed on every side, yet not straitened; perplexed, yet not unto despair;
Commentaries on Psalms 25:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17The troubles of may heart are enlarged - The evils of our captive state, instead of lessening, seem to multiply, and each to be extended.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17The troubles of my heart - The sorrows which spring upon the heart - particularly from the recollections of sin. Are enlarged - Have become great. They increased the more he reflected on the sins of his life. O bring thou me out of my distresses - Alike from my sins, and from the dangers which surround me. These two things, external trouble and the inward consciousness of guilt, are not infrequently combined. Outward trouble has a tendency to bring up the…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. 17-18The psalmist finds no relief (see Psalms 4:1; 13:1–2) as his problems worsen. He connects his anguish to sin but does not explain the nature of his sin (see Psalm 25:7, 11).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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