Psalm 69:16

Translations

Modern

Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.

Traditional

Hear me, O Lord; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

Literal

Answer me, O YHWH, for good is Your loving devotion; according to the abundance of Your tender mercies, turn to me.

Latin

Exaudi me, Domine, quoniam benigna est misericordia tua; secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum respice in me.

Original

Hebrew

English

Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.

Notes

Psalms 69:13–18

The psalmist can only pray for rescue and relief from his enemies.

Psalms 69:1–36

In this personal lament, the poet shares his vulnerability, humiliation, and deep pain. He asks God to defend him for the sake of the righteous.

Psalms 69:1–72:20

These last four psalms of Book Two contrast with the earlier psalms that describe God’s mighty acts in creation and redemption, ending with God’s march to Zion (Psalms 65–68). Psalms 69–71 describe the king's suffering, and Psalm 72 responds with a prayer for God to bless the king.

Theme notes and profiles

David Psalms of Suffering

Related verses

Psalm 109:21
But You, O GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name; deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion.
Psalm 25:16
Turn to me and be gracious, for I am lonely and afflicted.
Psalm 63:3
Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.
Psalm 26:11
But I will walk with integrity; redeem me and be merciful to me.
Psalm 69:13
But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation.
Micah 7:19
He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.
Psalm 106:45
And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.
Psalm 86:15–16
But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
Psalm 51:1
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
Psalm 36:7
How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!
Isaiah 63:7
I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us—the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.

Glossary

David Mercy Music Persecution Psalms, Book of Shoshannim, Shoshannim-Eduth

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In God: Goodness of God: Mercy of Jesus, the Christ: Messiah: Messianic Psalms Persecution of Jesus Prayer: Pleas offered In The Loving-Kindness of God: Good

Psalm 69:16

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