Psalms 25:16

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Turn toward me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and oppressed!

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 86:16 : 16 Turn toward me and have mercy on me! Give your servant your strength! Deliver this son of your female servant!
  • Ps 143:4 : 4 My strength leaves me; I am absolutely shocked.
  • Dan 9:17 : 17 “So now, our God, accept the prayer and requests of your servant, and show favor to your devastated sanctuary for your own sake.
  • Mic 7:19 : 19 Who will once again have mercy on us? Who will conquer our evil deeds? Who will hurl all our sins into the depths of the sea?
  • Mark 15:33-35 : 33 Jesus’ Death Now when it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 34 Around three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice,“Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means,“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 35 When some of the bystanders heard it they said,“Listen, he is calling for Elijah!”
  • Ps 88:15-18 : 15 I am oppressed and have been on the verge of death since my youth. I have been subjected to your horrors and am numb with pain. 16 Your anger overwhelms me; your terrors destroy me. 17 They surround me like water all day long; they join forces and encircle me. 18 You cause my friends and neighbors to keep their distance; those who know me leave me alone in the darkness.
  • Ps 60:1 : 1 For the music director; according to the shushan-eduth style; a prayer of David written to instruct others. It was written when he fought against Aram Naharaim and Aram-Zobah. That was when Joab turned back and struck down 12,000Edomites in the Valley of Salt. O God, you have rejected us. You suddenly turned on us in your anger. Please restore us!
  • Ps 69:14-20 : 14 Rescue me from the mud! Don’t let me sink! Deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep water! 15 Don’t let the current overpower me! Don’t let the deep swallow me up! Don’t let the Pit devour me! 16 Answer me, O LORD, for your loyal love is good! Because of your great compassion, turn toward me! 17 Do not ignore your servant, for I am in trouble! Answer me right away! 18 Come near me and redeem me! Because of my enemies, rescue me! 19 You know how I am insulted, humiliated and disgraced; you can see all my enemies. 20 Their insults are painful and make me lose heart; I look for sympathy, but receive none, for comforters, but find none.

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    17Deliver me from my distress; rescue me from my suffering!

    18See my pain and suffering! Forgive all my sins!

  • Ps 31:9
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    9Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim from suffering. I have lost my strength.

  • Ps 30:10
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    10Hear, O LORD, and have mercy on me! O LORD, deliver me!”

  • Ps 69:16-17
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    16Answer me, O LORD, for your loyal love is good! Because of your great compassion, turn toward me!

    17Do not ignore your servant, for I am in trouble! Answer me right away!

  • Ps 109:21-22
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    78%

    21O sovereign LORD, intervene on my behalf for the sake of your reputation! Because your loyal love is good, deliver me!

    22For I am oppressed and needy, and my heart beats violently within me.

  • Ps 9:13
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    13when they prayed:“Have mercy on me, LORD! See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, O one who can snatch me away from the gates of death!

  • Ps 86:16
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    16Turn toward me and have mercy on me! Give your servant your strength! Deliver this son of your female servant!

  • Ps 25:15
    78%

    15I continually look to the LORD for help, for he will free my feet from the enemy’s net.

  • Lam 1:20-22
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    20ר(Resh) Look, O LORD! I am distressed; my stomach is in knots! My heart is pounding inside me. Yes, I was terribly rebellious! Out in the street the sword bereaves a mother of her children; Inside the house death is present.

    21ש(Sin/Shin) They have heard that I groan, yet there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that you have brought it about. Bring about the day of judgment that you promised so that they may end up like me!

    22ת(Tav) Let all their wickedness come before you; afflict them just as you have afflicted me because of all my acts of rebellion. For my groans are many, and my heart is sick with sorrow.

  • Ps 119:132
    77%

    132Turn toward me and extend mercy to me, as you typically do to your loyal followers.

  • Ps 6:2
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    2Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am frail! Heal me, LORD, for my bones are shaking!

  • Ps 31:7
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    7I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am.

  • Ps 31:16
    77%

    16Smile on your servant! Deliver me because of your faithfulness!

  • Ps 27:7-8
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    77%

    7Hear me, O LORD, when I cry out! Have mercy on me and answer me!

    8My heart tells me to pray to you, and I do pray to you, O LORD.

  • Ps 109:26
    77%

    26Help me, O LORD my God! Because you are faithful to me, deliver me!

  • Ps 31:22
    76%

    22I jumped to conclusions and said,“I am cut off from your presence!” But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.

  • Ps 6:4
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    4Relent, LORD, rescue me! Deliver me because of your faithfulness!

  • Ps 40:12-13
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    76%

    12For innumerable dangers surround me. My sins overtake me so I am unable to see; they outnumber the hairs of my head so my strength fails me.

    13Please be willing, O LORD, to rescue me! O LORD, hurry and help me!

  • Ps 142:6
    76%

    6Listen to my cry for help, for I am in serious trouble! Rescue me from those who chase me, for they are stronger than I am.

  • Ps 143:4
    76%

    4My strength leaves me; I am absolutely shocked.

  • Ps 141:8
    76%

    8Surely I am looking to you, O Sovereign LORD. In you I take shelter. Do not expose me to danger!

  • Ps 141:1
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  • Ps 57:1
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    1For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David, written when he fled from Saul into the cave. Have mercy on me, O God! Have mercy on me! For in you I have taken shelter. In the shadow of your wings I take shelter until trouble passes.

  • Ps 86:3
    76%

    3Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry out to you all day long!

  • Ps 55:2
    75%

    2Pay attention to me and answer me! I am so upset and distressed, I am beside myself,

  • Job 30:16
    75%

    16Job’s Despondency“And now my soul pours itself out within me; days of suffering take hold of me.

  • Jonah 2:4
    75%

    4I thought I had been banished from your sight, that I would never again see your holy temple!

  • Ps 142:4
    75%

    4Look to the right and see! No one cares about me. I have nowhere to run; no one is concerned about my life.

  • Ps 120:1
    75%

    1A song of ascents. In my distress I cried out to the LORD and he answered me.

  • Ps 30:8
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    8To you, O LORD, I cried out; I begged the Lord for mercy:

  • Ps 38:21
    75%

    21Do not abandon me, O LORD! My God, do not remain far away from me!

  • Ps 119:58
    75%

    58I seek your favor with all my heart. Have mercy on me as you promised!

  • Ps 88:9
    75%

    9My eyes grow weak because of oppression. I call out to you, O LORD, all day long; I spread out my hands in prayer to you.

  • Ps 17:6
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    6I call to you for you will answer me, O God. Listen to me! Hear what I say!

  • Ps 22:11
    75%

    11Do not remain far away from me, for trouble is near and I have no one to help me.

  • Lam 3:11
    75%

    11He has obstructed my paths and torn me to pieces; he has made me desolate.

  • Lam 1:16
    75%

    16ע(Ayin) I weep because of these things; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one in sight who can comfort me or encourage me. My children are desolated because an enemy has prevailed.

  • Ps 22:1
    75%

    1For the music director; according to the tune“Morning Doe;” a psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? I groan in prayer, but help seems far away.

  • Ps 119:76
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    76May your loyal love console me, as you promised your servant.

  • Ps 130:1
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    1A song of ascents. From the deep water I cry out to you, O LORD.

  • Ps 4:1
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    1For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of David. When I call out, answer me, O God who vindicates me! Though I am hemmed in, you will lead me into a wide, open place. Have mercy on me and respond to my prayer!

  • Ps 38:17
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    17For I am about to stumble, and I am in constant pain.

  • Ps 143:7
    74%

    7Answer me quickly, LORD! My strength is fading. Do not reject me, or I will join those descending into the grave.