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Psalm 25

Psa. 25:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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panah (Hebrew #6437)
to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
KJV usage: appear, at (even-)tide, behold, cast out, come on, X corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look, mark, pass away, prepare, regard, (have) respect (to), (re-)turn (aside, away, back, face, self), X right (early).
Pronounce: paw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root
q thee unto me, and have mercy
chanan (Hebrew #2603)
properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
KJV usage: beseech, X fair, (be, find, shew) favour(-able), be (deal, give, grant (gracious(-ly), intreat, (be) merciful, have (shew) mercy (on, upon), have pity upon, pray, make supplication, X very.
Pronounce: khaw-nan'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 2583)
upon me; for I am desolate
yachiyd (Hebrew #3173)
properly, united, i.e. sole; by implication, beloved; also lonely; (feminine) the life (as not to be replaced)
KJV usage: darling, desolate, only (child, son), solitary.
Pronounce: yaw-kheed'
Origin: from 3161
and afflicted
`aniy (Hebrew #6041)
depressed, in mind or circumstances (practically the same as 6035, although the margin constantly disputes this, making 6035 subjective and 6041 objective)
KJV usage: afflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.
Pronounce: aw-nee'
Origin: from 6031
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Mic. 7:19• 19{i}He will yet again have compassion on us, he will tread under foot our iniquities: and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.{/i} (Mic. 7:19)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Psa. 60:1• 1To the chief musician, on Shushan of testimony; Michtam of David to teach ; when he strove with Syria of Mesopotamia, and Syria of Zobah, and Joab returned and smote Edom in the valley of salt, twelve thousand.{HR}O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast rent us,{HR}Thou hast been angry; turn again to us. (Psa. 60:1)
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Psa. 69:16• 16Answer me, O Jehovah, for good [is] thy mercy;{HR}According to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn unto me; (Psa. 69:16)
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Psa. 86:16• 16Turn unto me and be gracious to me;{HR}Give thy strength to thy servant,{HR}And save the son of thy handmaid. (Psa. 86:16)
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Mic. 7:19• 19{i}He will yet again have compassion on us, he will tread under foot our iniquities: and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.{/i} (Mic. 7:19)
for I.
Psa. 69:14‑20• 14Deliver me from the mire, and let me not sink;{HR}Let me be delivered from those hating me,{HR}And from the depths of waters.
 15Let not the waterflood overflow me,{HR}And let not the deep swallow me up;{HR}And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.
 16Answer me, O Jehovah, for good [is] thy mercy;{HR}According to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn unto me;
 17And hide not thy face from thy servant,{HR}For I am troubled; speedily answer me.
 18Draw nigh to my soul, redeem it;{HR}Because of mine enemies ransom me.
 19{i}Thou{/i} hast known my reproach,{HR}And my shame, and my disgrace;{HR}Before thee [are] all mine adversaries.
 20Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am overwhelmed;{HR}And I looked for mourning, and [there was] none,{HR}And for comforters, and found none. (Psa. 69:14‑20)
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Psa. 88:15‑18• 15Poor [am] I and expiring from youth;{HR}I have borne thy terror; I am distracted.
 16Thy fierce angers have come over me;{HR}Thy terrors have cut me off,
 17They have surrounded me like the water all the day,{HR}And they have closed in upon me together.
 18Thou hast put far from me lover and associate;{HR}Mine acquaintances [are] darkness. (Psa. 88:15‑18)
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Psa. 143:4• 4And overwhelmed in (on) me is my spirit,{HR}In the midst of me desolated is my heart. (Psa. 143:4)
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Dan. 9:17• 17{i}And now, our God, hearken to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.{/i} (Dan. 9:17)
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Mark 15:33‑35• 33And when [the] sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until [the] ninth hour.
 34And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice [saying], Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
 35And some of those that stood by, when they heard [it], said, Behold, he calls for Elias. (Mark 15:33‑35)
• {v.16-18} There is a truth of heart with the Lord. But this supposes integrity, and such is found here; and such in Christ is found in the true of heart, though they confess themselves in themselves the chief of sinners, and in their flesh no good thing. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 25-28” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Turn toward me, and be gracious unto me; for I am solitary and afflicted.

W. Kelly Translation

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Turn thyself unto me and be gracious to me,{HR}For I [am] desolate and afflicted.