Psalms 25:16

Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me,.... Or "look unto me", or "upon me" (f); which suggests that the Lord had turned himself, and hid his face from him; and expresses a desire that he would…

Turn thee unto me - Rather, the Hebrew means: “look upon me.” The idea, however, is that the face of God was, as it were, turned in another direction, or that He was not attentive to him; and he prays…

David, encouraged by the promises he had been meditating upon, here renews his addresses to God, and concludes the psalm, as he began, with professions of dependence upon God and desire towards…

Turn thee Or, look: the opposite of -hiding the face" (Psa 22:24). Cp. Psa 86:16; Psa 119:132.

have mercy upon me Be gracious unto me. See Psa 4:1, note.

desolate Solitary; without other friend or…