Psalms 26:11
ContextRescue me 2 and have mercy on me!
Psalms 27:7
Context27:7 Hear me, 3 O Lord, when I cry out!
Have mercy on me and answer me!
Psalms 37:26
Context37:26 All day long he shows compassion and lends to others, 4
and his children 5 are blessed.
Psalms 119:29
Context119:29 Remove me from the path of deceit! 6
Graciously give me 7 your law!
Psalms 119:58
Context119:58 I seek your favor 8 with all my heart.
Have mercy on me as you promised! 9
Psalms 119:132
Context119:132 Turn toward me and extend mercy to me,
as you typically do to your loyal followers. 10


[26:11] 1 tn Heb “and I in my integrity walk.” The psalmist uses the imperfect verbal form to emphasize this is his practice. The construction at the beginning of the verse (conjunction + pronoun) highlights the contrast between the psalmist and the sinners mentioned in vv. 9-10.
[37:26] 5 tn The active participles describe characteristic behavior.
[37:26] 6 tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”
[119:29] 7 tn 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] 8 tn 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] 9 tn Heb “I appease your face.”
[119:58] 10 tn Heb “according to your word.”
[119:132] 11 tn Heb “according to custom toward the lovers of your name.” The “lovers of” God’s “name” are the