- have mercy upon me:
- or, be gracious unto me, "[[To the chief Musicianª° upon¹ Jonathelemrechokim,ª Michtamª of David,ª when the Philistinesª tookª° him in Gath.]]ª Be mercifulª° unto me, O God:ª for¹ manª would swallow me up;ª° he fightingª° dailyª¹ oppressethª° me." {Psa 56:1} + "[[To the chief Musician,ª° Altaschith,ª° Michtamª of David,ª when he fledª° fromª¹ Saulª in the cave.]]ª Be mercifulª° unto me, O God,ª be mercifulª° unto me: for¹ my soulª trustethª° in thee: yea, in the shadowª of thy wingsª will I make my refuge,ª° until¹ [these] calamitiesª be overpast.ª°" {Psa 57:1} + "Be mercifulª° unto me, O Lord:ª for¹ I cryª° unto¹ thee daily.ª¹ ... For¹ thou,¹ Lord,ª [art] good,ª and ready to forgive;ª and plenteousª in mercyª unto all¹ them that call²° upon¹ thee." {Psa 86:3-5} + "I know,ª° O LORD,ª that¹ thy judgmentsª [are] right,ª and [that] thou in faithfulnessª hast afflictedª° me. ... Let thy tender merciesª comeª° unto me, that I may live:ª° for¹ thy lawª [is] my delight.ª" {Psa 119:75-77} + "Lookª° thou upon¹ me, and be mercifulª° unto me, as thou usest² to do¹ unto those that loveª° thy name.ª" {Psa 119:132} + "And enterª° not¹ into judgmentª with¹ thy servant:ª for¹ in thy sightª shall no¹ man¹ livingª be justified.ª°" {Psa 143:2} + "And the LORDª passed byª° before¹¹ him,² and proclaimed,ª° The LORD,ª The LORDª God,ª mercifulª and gracious,ª longsuffering,ªª and abundantª in goodnessª and truth,ª ... Keepingª° mercyª for thousands,ª forgivingª° iniquityª and transgressionª and sin,ª and that will by no means²° clearª°¹ [the guilty]; visitingª° the iniquityª of the fathersª upon¹ the children,ª and upon¹ the children'sª children,¹ unto¹ the thirdª and to¹ the fourthª [generation]." {Exd 34:6-7}
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