Psalm 86:16 “Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save t…”

Psalm 86:16

Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

World English Bible

Turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give your strength to your servant. Save the son of your servant.

American Standard Version

Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; Give thy strength unto thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid.

Geneva Bible 1599

Turne vnto me, and haue mercy vpon me: giue thy strength vnto thy seruant, and saue the sonne of thine handmayd.

Darby Translation

Turn toward me, and be gracious unto me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

Young's Literal Translation

Look unto me, and favour me, Give Thy strength to Thy servant, And give salvation to a son of Thine handmaid.

Bible in Basic English

O be turned to me and have mercy on me: give your strength to your servant, and your salvation to the son of her who is your servant.

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Cross references

“turn”

Psalm 25:16 Psalm 69:16 Psalm 90:13 Psalm 119:132

Psalm 25:16 · BSB

Turn to me and be gracious, for I am lonely and afflicted.

Psalm 69:16 · BSB

Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.

Psalm 90:13 · BSB

Return, O LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on Your servants.

Psalm 119:132 · BSB

Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.

“give”

Ephesians 6:10 Philippians 4:13 Isaiah 40:29–31 Psalm 116:16 Psalm 138:3 Ephesians 3:16

Ephesians 6:10 · BSB

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

Philippians 4:13 · BSB

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

Isaiah 40:29–31 · BSB

He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.

Psalm 116:16 · BSB

Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.

Psalm 138:3 · BSB

On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.

Ephesians 3:16 · BSB

I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

15But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.

17Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.

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