Psalms 39:12

O Lord, do not take your tender mercies far from me. Your mercy and your truth ever sustain me.

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In The King James Version

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

In Context

11I have not concealed your justice within my heart. I have spoken your truth and your salvation. I have not concealed your mercy and your truth from a great assembly.

13For evils without number have surrounded me. My iniquities have taken hold of me, and I was not able to see. They have been multiplied beyond the hairs of my head. And my heart has forsaken me.

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Cross References

Genesis 21:34And he was a settler in the land of the Palestinians for many days.

Leviticus 25:23Also, the land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for it is mine, and you are newcomers and settlers to me.

2 Kings 20:5“Return and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people: Thus says the Lord, the God of your father David: I have heard your prayer, and I have seen your tears. And behold, I have healed you. On the third day, you shall ascend to the temple of the Lord.

Job 13:28I will be left to decay like something rotten and like a garment that is being eaten by moths.

Psalms 56:8My heart is prepared, O God, my heart is prepared. I will sing, and I will compose a psalm.

Psalms 102:1To David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and bless his holy name, all that is within me.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 39:8-13

Confidence in God; David Pleading with God. 7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. 8 Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish. 9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it. 10 Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand. 11 When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah. 12 Hear my prayer, O Lord , and give ear unto my cry; hold… Read the whole commentary →

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