Psalms 25:16

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 remaining verses.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 direc...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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 Ps...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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. He...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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' (...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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 wh...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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 acrosti...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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 th...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The sob of a great sorrow sounds throughout this psalm. The circumstances of its writing were those of desolation, affliction, distress, travail, as...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 tes...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 24 Proper Psalm for Ascension Day ( Evening ). Psalms 24-26 = Day 5 ( Morning ).
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 wi...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Precious Promises; Petitions. 15 Mine eyes are ever toward the L OR...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Psalmist Now Prays For Deliverance From His Afflictions And Again For Forgiveness For His Sins ( Psalms 25:16-18 ). Following the confidence e...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “David is pictured in this psalm as in a faithful miniature. His holy trust, his many conflicts, his great transgression, his bitter re...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 mysel...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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. Da...
The Biblical Illustrator

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 instructiv...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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 Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Prayer for Merciful Protection and Guidance. A psalm of David.
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Turn Thee unto me, in compassionate attention, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted, it being the lot of the true believers to b...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 9:17 ; Micah 7:19 ; Mark 15:33-35 ; Psalms 60:1 ; Psalms 69:16 ; Psalms 86:16 ; Psalms 69:14-2

¹⁶ Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 25:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 25:16