25:16 Turn toward me and have mercy on me,
for I am alone 1 and oppressed!
69:16 Answer me, O Lord, for your loyal love is good! 2
Because of your great compassion, turn toward me!
90:13 Turn back toward us, O Lord!
How long must this suffering last? 3
Have pity on your servants! 4
119:132 Turn toward me and extend mercy to me,
as you typically do to your loyal followers. 5
1 tn That is, helpless and vulnerable.
2 tn Or “pleasant”; or “desirable.”
3 tn Heb “Return, O
4 tn Elsewhere the Niphal of נָחַם (nakham) + the preposition עַל (’al) + a personal object has the nuance “be comforted concerning [the personal object’s death]” (see 2 Sam 13:39; Jer 31:15). However, here the context seems to demand “feel sorrow for,” “have pity on.” In Deut 32:36 and Ps 135:14, where “servants” is also the object of the preposition, this idea is expressed with the Hitpael form of the verb.
5 tn Heb “according to custom toward the lovers of your name.” The “lovers of” God’s “name” are the