“ Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted. ”
Turn 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...
XXV. An acrostic poem composed of religious maxims and prayers which have little or no connexion with each other. The text is imperfect, for in Psalms 25:18 f. the letter Q is omitted and R is re...
have mercy upon . show kindness to. Hebrew. hanan. Not the same word as in verses: Psalms 25:6 ; Psalms 25:7 . desolate . [Thine] only One. Hebrew. yachid. See note on Deuteronomy 6:4 . Sep...
16. Have respect unto me. As the flesh is ever ready to suggest to our minds that God has forgotten us, when he ceases to manifest his power in aiding us, David here follows the order which...
Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted. Turn thee unto me - Probably the prayer of the poor captives in Bablyon, which is continued through this and the remainin...
Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted. Turn thee unto me ... for I am desolate - literally, 'solitary' ( Psalms 68:6 ). David, though a king; with large a...
This is the second of the 'acrostic' or 'alphabetic' Pss. (cp. 9, 10). As it now stands there are a few irregularities in the arrangement, some of which appear again in Psalms 34 . The closing v. su...
Psalms 25:1-22 THE recurrence of the phrase "lift up the soul" may have determined the place of this psalm next to Psalms 24:1-10 . It is acrostic, but with irregularities. As the text now stands...
a Prayer for Pardon and Protection Psalms 25:1-22 This is an acrostic or alphabetical psalm. The verses begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet, to aid the memory. So also in...
The sob of a great sorrow sounds throughout this psalm. The circumstances of its writing were those of desolation, affliction, distress, travail, as the latter part especially shows. Yet the main con...
I do not interrupt the reading through the whole of these verses; their plain and obvious meaning they carry along with them. They bear a decided testimony to divine faithfulness, and man's necessiti...
Psalms 24 Proper Psalm for Ascension Day ( Evening ). Psalms 24-26 = Day 5 ( Morning ).
Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me ,.... Or "look unto me", or "upon me" f; which suggests that the Lord had turned himself, and hid his face from him; and expresses a desire that he would lo...
Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I [am] desolate and afflicted. Ver. 16. Turn thee unto me ] Heb. Face about towards me. And have mercy upon me ] There being no such mercy as to h...
Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord My trust is in him, and my expectation of relief is from him only. He shall pluck my feet out of the net He will deliver me out of all my temptations and tribul...
Precious Promises; Petitions. 15 Mine eyes are ever toward the L ORD ; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. 1...
Turn thee unto me; turn thy face and favour to me, O thou who now hast turned thy back upon me, and forsaken me. I am desolate; destitute of all other hopes and succours; persecuted by mine enemi...
The Psalmist Now Prays For Deliverance From His Afflictions And Again For Forgiveness For His Sins ( Psalms 25:16-18 ). Following the confidence expressed in the previous verses the Psalmist's sit...
INTRODUCTION “David is pictured in this psalm as in a faithful miniature. His holy trust, his many conflicts, his great transgression, his bitter repentance, and his deep distresses are all here; so...
Psalms 25:1 . Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. It is down; and I would fain lift it up; yet I am powerless to do so if I am left to myself. When the soul cleaves to the earth, who but God...
Psalms 25:1 . To thee, oh Lord, do I lift up my soul anew, now in this time of war and danger. Psalms 25:5 . On thee do I wait all the day. David speaks of his blessing the Lord seven times a...
Turn Thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted. A sufferer’s prayer How tender is this language, and how instructive too. David was a sufferer as well as a king. But...
EXPOSITION THIS is the second of the "alphabetic psalms." It is not so irregular as Psalms 9:1-19 ; but still is defective in some respects, the letters beth and vav being omitted in thei...
A Prayer for Merciful Protection and Guidance. A psalm of David.
Daniel 9:17 ; Micah 7:19 ; Mark 15:33-35 ; Psalms 60:1 ; Psalms 69:16 ; Psalms 86:16 ; Psalms 69:14-2