Psalms 119:132

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“Turn to me, and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.”

— WEB

“Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.”

— KJV

“Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me, As thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.”

— ASV

Bible Verses About the Merciful

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Related verses via the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Psalms 106:4 "Remember me, Yahweh, with the favor that you show to your people. Visit me with your salvation,"
Psalms 119:124 "Deal with your servant according to your loving kindness. Teach me your statutes."
Psalms 25:16 "Turn to me, and have mercy on me, for I am desolate and afflicted."
Psalms 25:18 "Consider my affliction and my travail. Forgive all my sins."
1 Samuel 1:11 "She vowed a vow, and said, “Yahweh of Armies, if you will indeed look at the affliction of your servant, and remember me, and not forget …"
Isaiah 63:7-9 "I will tell of the loving kindnesses of Yahweh and the praises of Yahweh, according to all that Yahweh has given to us, and the great goo…"
2 Thessalonians 1:6-7 "Since it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you,"
Exodus 4:31 "The people believed, and when they heard that Yahweh had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they…"

Commentary

Here is, 1. David's request for God's favour to himself: "Look graciously upon me; let me have thy smiles, and the light of thy countenance. Take cognizance of me and my affairs, and be merciful to me; let me taste the sweetness of thy mercy and receive the gifts of thy mercy." See how humble his petition is. He asks not for the operations of God's hand, only for the smiles of his face; a good look is enough; and for that he does not plead merit, but implores mercy. 2. His acknowledgment of his favour to all his people: As thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. This is either, (1.) A plea for mercy: "Lord, I am one of those that love thy name, love thee and thy word, and thou usest to be kind to those that do so; and wilt thou be worse to me than to others of thy people?" Or, (2.) A description of the favour and mercy he desired - "that which thou usest to bestow on those that love thy name, which thou bearest to thy chosen," Psa 106:4, Psa 106:5. He desires no more, no better, than neighbour's fare, and he will take up with no less; common looks and common mercies will not serve, but such as are reserved for those that love him, which are such as eye has not seen, Co1 2:9.

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary (public domain)

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