Psalms 69:16

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Hear	עֲנֵ֣נִי 'a.Ne.ni	H6030	properly · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
LORD	יְ֭הוָה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
lovingkindness	חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ chas.De.kha	H2617	kindness · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
good	ט֣וֹב Tov	H2896	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense · adjective, masculine singular absolute
turn	פְּנֵ֣ה pe.Neh	H6437	to turn · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
multitude	כְּרֹ֥ב ke.Ro	H7230	abundance (in any respect) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
mercies	רַ֝חֲמֶ֗יךָ ra.cha.Mei.kha	H7356	compassion (in the plural) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Psalms 109:21 But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.
Psalms 25:16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
Psalms 63:3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
Psalms 26:11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
Psalms 69:13 But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salv…
Psalms 106:45 And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
Micah 7:19 He 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…
Psalms 51:1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 69:13-21

David had been speaking before of the spiteful reproaches which his enemies cast upon him; here he adds, But, as for me, my prayer is unto thee. They spoke ill of him for his fasting and praying, and for that he was made the song of the drunkards; but, notwithstanding that, he resolves to continue praying. Note, Though we may be jeered for well-doing, we must never be jeered out of it. Those can bear but little for God, and their confessing his name before men, that cannot bear a scoff and a hard word rather than quit their duty. David's enemies were very abusive to him, but this was his comfort, that he had a God to go to, with whom he would lodge his cause. "They think to carry their cause…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 69:16

These earnest terms are often used, and the address to God, as indifferent or averse, is found in Psa 3:7; Psa 22:24; Psa 27:9, &c.

John Gill on Psalms 69:16

Hear me, O Lord; for thy lovingkindness is good,.... His lovingkindness to him, not only as his Son, but as Mediator; and which is a love of complacency and delight, and was from eternity, and will be to eternity: and this is "good", as appears by the effects and evidences of it; such as putting all things into his hands, showing him all that he does, concealing and keeping nothing from him, appointing him to be the Saviour of his people, the Head of the church, and the Judge of the world; and this lovingkindness shown to him is a reason why he might expect to be heard by his God and Father; see John 17:24; and the loving kindness of God to his people, and the members of Christ, is also good…

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John Calvin on Psalms 69:14-18

Psalm 69:14-18 14. Deliver me from the mire, that I may not sink: let me be delivered from my adversaries, and from the deep waters. 15. Let not the flood of waters overflow me; and let not the deep swallow me up; and let not the pit [82] close its mouth upon me. 16. Answer me, O Jehovah! for thy mercy [83] is good: in the multitude of thy compassions [84] look upon me. 17. And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hasten! answer me! 18. Draw near to my soul, redeem it; deliver me, on account of my enemies. 14. Deliver me from the mire, that I may not sink. The Psalmist repeats the same similitude which he had used before, but in a different manner. He had previously sai…

The Church Fathers

"Hearken unto me, O Lord, for sweet is Your mercy" [Psalm 69:16]. He has given this as a reason why He ought to be hearkened unto, because sweet is the mercy of God....To a man set in trouble the mercy of God must needs be sweet. Concerning this sweetness of the mercy of God see ye what in another place the Scripture says: "Like rain in drought, so beautiful is the mercy of God in trouble." [Sirach 35:20] That which there he says to be "beautiful," the same he says here to be "sweet." Not even bread would be sweet, unless hunger had preceded. Therefore even when the Lord permits or causes us to be in any trouble, even then He is merciful: for He does not withdraw nourishment, but stirs up longing. Accordingly what says he now, "Hearken to me, O Lord, for sweet is Your mercy"? Now do not defer hearkening, in so great trouble I am, that sweet to me is Your mercy. For to this end You deferred to succour, in order that to me that wherewith You succoured might be sweet: but now no longer is there cause why You must defer; my trouble has arrived at the appointed measure of distress, let Your mercy come to do the work of goodness. "After the multitude of Your pities have regard unto me:" not after the multitude of my sins.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 69

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Dictionary and topics

Gall — (1) Heb. mererah, meaning “bitterness” (Job 16:13); i.e., the bile secreted in the liver. This word is also used of the poison of asps (20:14), and of the vitals, the seat of life (25). (2.) Heb.…
Gin — A trap. (1.) Ps. 140:5, 141:9, Amos 3:5, the Hebrew word used, mokesh, means a noose or “snare,” as it is elsewhere rendered (Ps. 18:5; Prov. 13:14, etc.). (2.) Job 18:9, Isa. 8:14, Heb. pah, a plate…
Psalms, Book Of — The present Hebrew name of the book is Tehill’im, “Praises;” but in the actual superscriptions of the psalms the word Tehillah is applied only to one, (Psalms 145:1) ... which is indeed emphatically…
Shoshannim — Lilies, the name of some musical instrument, probably like a lily in shape (Ps. 45; 69, title). Some think that an instrument of six strings is meant.
Loving-Kindness Of God, The · Described as: Good — Described as: Good
Persecution · OF JESUS — OF JESUS

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 69:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 69:13-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 69:16

John Gill on Psalms 69:16

John Calvin on Psalms 69:14-18

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 69:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 69:13-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 69:16

John Gill on Psalms 69:16

John Calvin on Psalms 69:14-18

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 69:14-21

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 69:13-18

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 69:16