Be merciful unto me, O God — This is the same beginning as the former psalm—a cry for mercy. An overwhelming sense of trouble and d…

Trusts. — Better, has taken refuge. The future tense of the same verb occurs in the next clause.

Shadow of…

Be merciful to me, O God.

Be merciful unto me, O God! The repetition of the prayer proves that the grief, the anxiety, and the apprehension that filled David at thi…

Be merciful unto me, O God
Or "be gracious to me" ^F11; which words are repeated by him. "Be merciful", or "gracious…

All David's dependence is upon God. The most eminent believers often need to repeat the publican's prayer, God be merciful to me a sinner.…