Psalm 25:16
Old Testament • 4 words with Strong's data
"Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שׁוּב
shûwb
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); ...
חֵסֵד
chêçêd
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
שָׁמֵם
shâmêm
to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
עָנָה
ʻânâh
to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
Key Terms in This Verse
עָנָה ʻânâh
to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
Study H6031 →שָׁמֵם shâmêm
to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
Study H8074 →חֵסֵד chêçêd
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
Study H2617 →שׁוּב shûwb
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again
Study H7725 →Cross References
O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.
Now 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.
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 sea.
Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.
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