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Take care of me, for your mercy is so plentiful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/69.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Answer me, O LORD, for your steadfast love is good; according to your abundant mercy, turn to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/69.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/69.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness <i>is</i> good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/69.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Hear me, O LORD, for Your lovingkindness <i>is</i> good; Turn to me according to the multitude of Your tender mercies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/69.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Answer me, LORD, for Your mercy is good; According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/69.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Answer me, O LORD, for Your lovingkindness is good; According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/69.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Answer me, O LORD, for Thy lovingkindness is good; According to the greatness of Thy compassion, turn to me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/69.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Answer me, O Yahweh, for Your lovingkindness is good; According to the abundance of Your compassion, turn to me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/69.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Answer me, O LORD, for Your lovingkindness is sweet <i>and</i> good <i>and</i> comforting; According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/69.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Answer me, LORD, for your faithful love is good. In keeping with your abundant compassion, turn to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/69.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Answer me, LORD, for Your faithful love is good; in keeping with Your great compassion, turn to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/69.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy lovingkindness is good: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn thou unto me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/69.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Answer me, LORD! You are kind and good. Pay attention to me! You are truly merciful. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/69.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Answer me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: according to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn thou unto me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/69.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Answer me, O LORD, because your mercy is good. Out of your unlimited compassion, turn to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/69.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Answer me, LORD, in the goodness of your constant love; in your great compassion turn to me! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/69.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Answer me, LORD, for your gracious love is good; Turn to me in keeping with your great compassion,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/69.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/69.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Answer me, O LORD, for your loyal love is good! Because of your great compassion, turn toward me! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/69.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Answer me, LORD, for your loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/69.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Hear me, O LORD; for thy loving-kindness is good: turn to me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/69.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Answer me, Yahweh, for your loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/69.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Answer me, O YHWH, for Your kindness [is] good, "" Turn to me according to the abundance of Your mercies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/69.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Answer me, O Jehovah, for good is Thy kindness, According to the abundance Of Thy mercies turn Thou unto me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/69.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Answer me, O Jehovah, for good is thy mercy: according to the multitude of thy compassions turn to me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/69.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Hear me, O Lord, for thy mercy is kind; look upon me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/69.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 68:17>Hear me, O Lord, for your mercy is kind. Look upon me, according to the fullness of your compassion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/69.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Answer me, LORD, in your generous love; in your great mercy turn to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/69.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Answer me, O LORD, for your steadfast love is good; according to your abundant mercy, turn to me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/69.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Answer me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good; turn to me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/69.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Answer me, LORD JEHOVAH, because your grace is good, and in the multitude of your mercies return to me.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/69.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Answer me, O LORD, for Thy mercy is good; According to the multitude of Thy compassions turn Thou unto me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/69.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Hear me, O Lord; for thy mercy is good: according to the multitude of thy compassions look upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/69-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=8246" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/69.htm">The Waters Are Up to My Neck</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: ‘ă·nê·nî (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 1cs) -- To answer, respond.">Answer me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: ḥas·de·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">Your loving devotion</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">is good;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6437.htm" title="6437: pə·nêh (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To turn. A primitive root; to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. Appear, look, etc.">turn</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāy (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to me</a> <a href="/hebrew/7230.htm" title="7230: kə·rōḇ (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Multitude, abundance, greatness. From rabab; abundance.">in keeping with Your great</a> <a href="/hebrew/7356.htm" title="7356: ra·ḥă·me·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Compassion. From racham; compassion; by extension, the womb; by implication, a maiden.">compassion.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>Hide not Your face from Your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me quickly!…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6-7</a></span><br />Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. / Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-55.htm">Lamentations 3:55-57</a></span><br />I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit. / You heard my plea: “Do not ignore my cry for relief.” / You drew near when I called on You; You said, “Do not be afraid.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/86-5.htm">Psalm 86:5</a></span><br />For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/86-15.htm">Psalm 86:15</a></span><br />But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/25-6.htm">Psalm 25:6-7</a></span><br />Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age. / Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-16.htm">Psalm 31:16</a></span><br />Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/40-11.htm">Psalm 40:11</a></span><br />O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-1.htm">Psalm 51:1</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-8.htm">Psalm 103:8</a></span><br />The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/145-8.htm">Psalm 145:8</a></span><br />The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-17.htm">Nehemiah 9:17</a></span><br />They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6</a></span><br />Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-18.htm">Numbers 14:18</a></span><br />‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-9.htm">2 Chronicles 30:9</a></span><br />For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-13.htm">Joel 2:13</a></span><br />So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Hear me, O LORD; for your loving kindness is good: turn to me according to the multitude of your tender mercies.</p><p class="hdg">for thy</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/36-7.htm">Psalm 36:7</a></b></br> How excellent <i>is</i> thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/63-3.htm">Psalm 63:3</a></b></br> Because thy lovingkindness <i>is</i> better than life, my lips shall praise thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/109-21.htm">Psalm 109:21</a></b></br> But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy <i>is</i> good, deliver thou me.</p><p class="hdg">turn</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-16.htm">Psalm 25:16</a></b></br> Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I <i>am</i> desolate and afflicted.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/26-11.htm">Psalm 26:11</a></b></br> But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/86-15.htm">Psalm 86:15,16</a></b></br> But thou, O Lord, <i>art</i> a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth… </p><p class="hdg">according</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-13.htm">Psalm 69:13</a></b></br> But as for me, my prayer <i>is</i> unto thee, O LORD, <i>in</i> an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/51-1.htm">Psalm 51:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/63-7.htm">Isaiah 63:7</a></b></br> I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, <i>and</i> the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/69-13.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/psalms/68-9.htm">Abundant</a> <a href="/psalms/51-1.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/psalms/40-11.htm">Compassions</a> <a href="/psalms/69-13.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/68-10.htm">Goodness</a> <a href="/psalms/69-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/69-13.htm">Greatness</a> <a href="/psalms/69-13.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/psalms/69-13.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/60-5.htm">Love</a> <a href="/psalms/69-13.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/psalms/51-1.htm">Mercies</a> <a href="/psalms/69-13.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/69-13.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/psalms/31-7.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/psalms/69-13.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/psalms/51-1.htm">Tender</a> <a href="/psalms/64-8.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/psalms/69-10.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/psalms/69-7.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/72-7.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/psalms/78-15.htm">Abundant</a> <a href="/psalms/69-20.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/psalms/77-9.htm">Compassions</a> <a href="/psalms/73-1.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/86-15.htm">Goodness</a> <a href="/psalms/70-4.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/71-21.htm">Greatness</a> <a href="/psalms/69-17.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/psalms/77-8.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/69-36.htm">Love</a> <a href="/psalms/77-8.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/psalms/77-9.htm">Mercies</a> <a href="/psalms/77-8.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/74-19.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/psalms/69-20.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/psalms/77-8.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/psalms/77-9.htm">Tender</a> <a href="/psalms/70-3.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/psalms/69-26.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/psalms/69-20.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 69</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/69-1.htm">David complains of his affliction</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/69-13.htm">He prays for deliverance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/69-22.htm">He devotes his enemies to destruction</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/69-30.htm">He praises God with thanksgiving</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/69.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/69.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Answer me, O LORD</b><br>This phrase is a direct appeal to God, reflecting a personal and urgent plea for divine intervention. The psalmist, traditionally understood to be David, often found himself in situations of distress and sought God's help. This reflects a common theme in the Psalms where the writer calls upon God in times of trouble (e.g., <a href="/psalms/4.htm">Psalm 4:1</a>, <a href="/psalms/17-6.htm">Psalm 17:6</a>). The use of "LORD" (YHWH) emphasizes the covenant relationship between God and His people, highlighting the psalmist's reliance on God's faithfulness.<p><b>for Your loving devotion is good</b><br>The term "loving devotion" is often translated from the Hebrew word "chesed," which encompasses God's steadfast love, mercy, and kindness. This phrase underscores the character of God as one who is inherently good and faithful to His promises. The psalmist appeals to God's nature, knowing that His loving devotion is a reliable foundation for hope and deliverance. This concept is echoed throughout the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6-7</a>, where God describes Himself as abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.<p><b>turn to me</b><br>This request for God to "turn" suggests a desire for God's attention and favor. In the cultural context of the ancient Near East, turning one's face toward someone was a sign of favor and blessing, while turning away indicated displeasure or rejection. The psalmist seeks God's favorable presence, which is a recurring theme in the Psalms (e.g., <a href="/psalms/27-9.htm">Psalm 27:9</a>, <a href="/psalms/80-3.htm">Psalm 80:3</a>). This plea reflects a deep yearning for God's personal involvement in the psalmist's plight.<p><b>in keeping with Your great compassion</b><br>The appeal to God's "great compassion" highlights His merciful and gracious nature. Compassion, often linked with mercy, is a key attribute of God, as seen in passages like <a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a>, where God's mercies are described as new every morning. The psalmist's request is grounded in the understanding that God's compassion is vast and unfailing. This aligns with the broader biblical narrative that portrays God as a compassionate Father who cares for His children, a theme that finds its ultimate expression in the New Testament through the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, who embodied God's compassion (e.g., <a href="/matthew/9-36.htm">Matthew 9:36</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/69.htm">Psalm 69</a>, David is expressing a deep cry for help and deliverance from his distress.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal presence and faithfulness to His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>While not directly mentioned in this verse, the context of the Psalm often reflects the struggles and deliverance of the nation of Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies/oppressors.htm">Enemies/Oppressors</a></b><br>Implicit in the plea for deliverance are those who are causing distress to the psalmist.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a></b><br>Later in the Psalm, Zion is mentioned, symbolizing the place of God's dwelling and the hope of restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_loving_devotion.htm">God's Loving Devotion</a></b><br>God's loving devotion (Hebrew: "chesed") is central to His character. It is a steadfast, covenantal love that assures us of His goodness and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a></b><br>Like David, we are encouraged to cry out to God in our times of need, trusting in His compassion and willingness to answer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_compassion.htm">God's Compassion</a></b><br>God's compassion (Hebrew: "rachamim") is great and abundant. It is a reminder that He is deeply moved by our suffering and is eager to bring relief.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>While we may desire immediate answers, trusting in God's timing and His perfect will is crucial. His ways are higher than ours.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_character.htm">Hope in God's Character</a></b><br>Our hope is anchored in who God is—His goodness, compassion, and faithfulness. This gives us confidence to approach Him boldly.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_69.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 69</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_being_slow_to_anger_mean.htm">What does 'My help comes from the Lord' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_77_7-9_conflict_with_god's_constancy.htm">Does Psalm 77:7-9, which questions God's faithfulness, conflict with other passages that portray God as ever-present and unchanging?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_7_20_conflict_with_nt's_grace.htm">Does Job 7:20's portrayal of God as a watcher or observer of human sin conflict with the New Testament depiction of a forgiving, grace-filled God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_humanity's_origin.htm">What does the Hebrew word 'hesed' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/69.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Hear me, O Lord, for thy loving kindness is good</span> (comp. ver. 13). <span class="cmt_word">Turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.</span> The psalmist implies that God's face had been for some time turned away from him, and begs to be restored to favour. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/69-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Answer me,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲנֵ֣נִי</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·nê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> </span><span class="str2">To answer, respond</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֭הוָה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your loving devotion</span><br /><span class="heb">חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥas·de·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is good;</span><br /><span class="heb">ט֣וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">turn</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּנֵ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(pə·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6437.htm">Strong's 6437: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn, to face, appear, look</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to me</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in keeping with Your great</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּרֹ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(kə·rōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7230.htm">Strong's 7230: </a> </span><span class="str2">Multitude, abundance, greatness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">compassion.</span><br /><span class="heb">רַ֝חֲמֶ֗יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ra·ḥă·me·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7356.htm">Strong's 7356: </a> </span><span class="str2">Compassion, the womb, a maiden</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/69-16.htm">Psalm 69:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/69-16.htm">Psalm 69:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/69-16.htm">Psalm 69:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/69-16.htm">Psalm 69:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/69-16.htm">Psalm 69:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/69-16.htm">Psalm 69:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/69-16.htm">Psalm 69:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/69-16.htm">Psalm 69:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/69-16.htm">Psalm 69:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/69-16.htm">Psalm 69:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/69-16.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 69:16 Answer me Yahweh for your loving kindness (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/69-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 69:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 69:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/69-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 69:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 69:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>