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Tried but Trusting

Psalms 86:16

In 11 translations

BSB
Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant.
KJV
O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.
WEB
Turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give your strength to your servant. Save the son of your servant.
ASV
Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; Give thy strength unto thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid.
LSV
Look to me, and favor me, || Give Your strength to Your servant, || And give salvation to a son of Your handmaid.
YLT
Look unto me, and favour me, Give Thy strength to Thy servant, And give salvation to a son of Thine handmaid.
DBY
Turn toward me, and be gracious unto me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.
DRC85:16
O look upon me, and have mercy on me: give thy command to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.
GNV
Turne vnto me, and haue mercy vpon me: giue thy strength vnto thy seruant, and saue the sonne of thine handmayd.
JPS
O turn unto me, and be gracious unto me; give Thy strength unto Thy servant, and save the son of Thy handmaid.
LXXE85:16
Look thou upon me, and have mercy upon me: give thy strength to thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
פְּנֵ֥ה אֵלַ֗י וְחָ֫נֵּ֥נִי תְּנָֽה־עֻזְּךָ֥ לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝הוֹשִׁ֗יעָה לְבֶן־אֲמָתֶֽךָ׃
LXX-Br85:16
Ἐπίβλεψον ἐπʼ ἐμὲ, καὶ ἐλέησόν με, δὸς τὸ κράτος σου τῷ παιδί σου, καὶ σῶσον τὸν υἱὸν τῆς παιδίσκης σου.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
  • Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
  • Isaiah 40:29–31He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with…
  • Psalms 116:16Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.
  • Psalms 25:16Turn to me and be gracious, for I am lonely and afflicted.
  • Colossians 1:11being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
  • Psalms 138:3On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.
  • Ephesians 3:16I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
  • Psalms 90:13Return, O LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on Your servants.
  • Psalms 28:7–8The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song. The LORD is the strength of His people, a stronghold of salvation for…
  • Psalms 69:16Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.
  • Psalms 119:132Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.
  • Zechariah 10:12I will strengthen them in the LORD, and in His name they will walk,” declares the LORD.
  • Psalms 84:5Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
  • Psalms 119:94I am Yours; save me, for I have sought Your precepts.
  • Luke 1:38“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

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