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Psalms 25:16

Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.

KJV

Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; For I am desolate and afflicted.

ASV

פְּנֵה אֵלַ֥/י וְ/חָנֵּ֑/נִי כִּֽי יָחִ֖יד וְ/עָנִ֣י אָֽנִי

Hebrew

Turn Thou unto me, and favour me, For lonely and afflicted am I.

YLT

Turn to me, and have mercy on me, for I am desolate and afflicted.

WEB

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲנִ֥י
'ny
pronoun · 862×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
י
y
adjective · 12×
יִּ֤פֶן
ypn
verb · 135×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
נִי
ny
verb · 79×
עָנִ֣י
'ny
adjective · 77×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Dan 9:17 — Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake.
  • Mic 7:19 — He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
  • Ps 4:1 — Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
  • Ps 39:10 — Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.
  • Ps 69:14 — Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.
  • Ps 69:16 — Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
  • Ps 86:16 — O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.
  • Ps 86:16 — O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.
  • Ps 119:132 — Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.
  • Ps 130:1 — Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.
  • Ps 143:4 — Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.