O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.
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Gill's Exposition
O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me,.... For it seems the Lord had turned away from him, and had hid his face, and withheld the manifestation of his grace and mercy from him, and had not yielded…
Barnes' Notes
O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me - Look upon me; as if God were now turned away, and were unmindful of his danger, his needs, and his pleading. The expression is equivalent to those in which he…
David is here going on in his prayer.
I. He gives glory to God; for we ought in our prayers to praise him, ascribing kingdom, power, and glory, to him, with the most humble and reverent adorations. 1.…
Cambridge Bible
O turn&c. From Psa 25:16.
have mercy upon me Render, be gracious unto me, to shew the connexion with the attribute -gracious" in Psa 86:86.
thy servant … the son of thine handmaid Cp. Psa 116:16. -The…
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