Psalms 69:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Give an answer to my words, O Lord; for your mercy is good: be turned to me, because of your great pity.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 63:3 : 3 Because your mercy is better than life, my lips will give you praise.
  • Ps 25:16 : 16 Be turned to me, and have mercy on me; for I am troubled and have no helper.
  • Ps 109:21 : 21 But, O Lord God, give me your help, because of your name; take me out of danger, because your mercy is good.
  • Ps 51:1 : 1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.> Have pity on me, O God, in your mercy; out of a full heart, take away my sin.
  • Isa 63:7 : 7 I will give news of the mercies of the Lord, and his great acts, even all the things the Lord has done for us, in his great grace to the house of Israel; even all he has done for us in his unnumbered mercies.
  • Mic 7:19 : 19 He will again have pity on us; he will put our sins under his feet: and you will send all our sins down into the heart of the sea.
  • Ps 26:11 : 11 But as for me, I will go on in my upright ways: be my saviour, and have mercy on me.
  • Ps 36:7 : 7 How good is your loving mercy, O God! the children of men take cover under the shade of your wings.
  • Ps 69:13 : 13 But as for me, let my prayer be made to you, O Lord, at a time when you are pleased; O God, give me an answer in your great mercy, for your salvation is certain.
  • Ps 86:15-16 : 15 But you, O Lord, are a God full of pity and forgiveness, slow to get angry, great in mercy and wisdom. 16 O be turned to me and have mercy on me: give your strength to your servant, and your salvation to the son of her who is your servant.
  • Ps 106:45 : 45 And kept in mind his agreement with them, and in his great mercy gave them forgiveness.

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    17 Let not your face be covered from your servant, for I am in trouble; quickly give me an answer.

    18 Come near to my soul, for its salvation: be my saviour, because of those who are against me.

  • Ps 25:16
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    16 Be turned to me, and have mercy on me; for I am troubled and have no helper.

  • Ps 69:13-15
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    13 But as for me, let my prayer be made to you, O Lord, at a time when you are pleased; O God, give me an answer in your great mercy, for your salvation is certain.

    14 Take me from the grip of the sticky earth, so that I may not go down into it; let me be lifted up from the deep waters.

    15 Let me not be covered by the flowing waters; let not the deep waters go over my head, and let me not be shut up in the underworld.

  • Ps 119:76-77
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    76 Let your mercy now be my comfort, as you have said to your servant.

    77 Let your gentle mercies come to me, so that I may have life; for your law is my delight.

  • Ps 27:7-8
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    7 O Lord, let the voice of my cry come to your ears: have mercy on me, and give me an answer.

    8 When you said, Make search for my face, my heart said to you, For your face will I make my search.

  • Ps 109:26
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    26 Give me help, O Lord my God; in your mercy be my saviour;

  • Ps 31:16
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    16 Let your servant see the light of your face; in your mercy be my saviour.

  • Ps 6:4
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    4 Come back, O Lord, make my soul free; O give me salvation because of your mercy.

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    149 Let my voice come to you, in your mercy; O Lord, by your decisions give me life.

  • Ps 30:10
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    10 Give ear to me, O Lord, and have mercy on me: Lord, be my helper.

  • Ps 109:21
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    21 But, O Lord God, give me your help, because of your name; take me out of danger, because your mercy is good.

  • Ps 51:1
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  • Ps 119:41
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    41 <VAU> Let your mercies come to me, O Lord, even your salvation, as you have said.

  • Ps 86:16
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    16 O be turned to me and have mercy on me: give your strength to your servant, and your salvation to the son of her who is your servant.

  • Ps 40:11
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    11 Take not away your gentle mercies from me, O Lord; let your mercy and your faith keep me safe for ever.

  • Ps 17:6
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    6 My cry has gone up to you, for you will give me an answer, O God: let your ear be turned to me, and give attention to my words.

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    132 Let your eyes be turned to me, and have mercy on me, as it is right for you to do to those who are lovers of your name.

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    156 Great is the number of your mercies, O Lord; give me life in keeping with your decisions.

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    58 I have given my mind to do your pleasure with all my heart; have mercy on me, as you have said.

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    159 See how great is my love for your orders: give me life, O Lord, in keeping with your mercy.

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    5 The Lord is full of grace and righteousness; truly, he is a God of mercy.

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    5 You are good, O Lord, and full of forgiveness; your mercy is great to all who make their cry to you.

    6 O Lord, give ear to my prayer; and take note of the sound of my requests.

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    6 O Lord, keep in mind your pity and your mercies; for they have been from the earliest times.

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    1 <A Psalm. Of David.> Let my prayer come to you, O Lord; give ear to my requests for your grace; keep faith with me, and give me an answer in your righteousness;

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    1 <A Prayer of the man who is in trouble, when he is overcome, and puts his grief before the Lord.> Give ear to my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come to you.

    2 Let not your face be veiled from me in the day of my trouble; give ear to me, and let my cry be answered quickly.

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    2 Lord, let my voice come before you: let your ears be awake to the voice of my prayer.

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    13 Have mercy on me, O Lord, and see how I am troubled by my haters; let me be lifted up from the doors of death;

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    3 Have mercy on me, O Lord; for my cry goes up to you all the day.

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    7 Let us see your mercy, O Lord, and give us your salvation.

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    20 Praise be to God who has not taken away his good faith and his mercy from me.

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    13 Be pleased, O Lord, to take me out of danger; O Lord, come quickly and give me help.

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    7 Be quick in answering me, O Lord, for the strength of my spirit is gone: let me see your face, so that I may not be like those who go down into the underworld.

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    2 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am wasted away: make me well, for even my bones are troubled.

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    9 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; my eyes are wasted with grief, I am wasted in soul and body.

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    13 Come back, O Lord; how long? let your purpose for your servants be changed.

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    6 I have said to the Lord, You are my God: give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my prayer.

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    8 My voice went up to you, O Lord; I made my prayer to the Lord.