Psalms 119:29

Context

119:29 Remove me from the path of deceit!¹

Graciously give me² your law!

Psalms 119:58

Context

119:58 I seek your favor³ with all my heart.

Have mercy on me as you promised!⁴

Psalms 41:10

Context

41:10 As for you, O Lord, have mercy on me and raise me up,

so I can pay them back!”⁵

Psalms 86:3

Context

86:3 Have mercy on me,⁶ O Lord,

for I cry out to you all day long!

[119:29] ¹tn The “path of deceit” refers to a lifestyle characterized by deceit and disloyalty to God. It stands in contrast to the “way of faithfulness” in v. 30.

[119:29] ²tn Heb “be gracious to me.” The verb is used metonymically here for “graciously giving” the law. (See Gen 33:5, where Jacob uses this verb in describing how God had graciously given him children.)

[119:58] ³tn Heb “I appease your face.”

[119:58] ⁴tn Heb “according to your word.”

[41:10] ⁵tn The cohortative with prefixed vav (ו) here indicates purpose or result (“Then I will repay them”) after the preceding imperatives.

[86:3] ⁷tn Or “show me favor.”