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Psalms 25:16

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Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
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  1. Psalms 86:16Rank 1 from verse 16
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    16O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

  2. Daniel 9:17Rank 2 from verse 16
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    17Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake.

  3. Micah 7:19Rank 3 from verse 16
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    19He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

  4. Psalms 143:4Rank 4 from verse 16
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    4Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.

  5. Psalms 69:14–20Rank 5 from verse 16
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    14Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

    15Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

    16Hear me, O Lord; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

    17And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.

    18Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.

    19Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.

    20Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.

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Psalms 25:16

COMBINED MEANING

turn

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Sense 1: To change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change. Sense 2: One’s time or occasion in an order or succession.

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COMBINED MEANING

mercy

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Compassion or pity shown to the distressed or guilty; kindness that withholds deserved harm.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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COMBINED MEANING

desolate

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1. Of a place or land, left empty, uninhabited, waste, ruined, barren, or without former use and fruitfulness. 2. Of a person or people, bereft, forsaken, solitary, or left without help, comfort, family, or support. 3. As a verb, to make empty, waste, ruined, or bereft.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604

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15Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.

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

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17The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.

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