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Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am faint. Yahweh, heal me, for my bones are troubled.
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Body, Mind, and Soul in Pain
Commentators explain that the psalmist's physical suffering ('I am weak,' 'my bones are troubled') is inseparable from his spiritual and emotional anguish. The pain is so deep it affects his very 'bones,' the framework of his being. This shows that our faith acknowledges the profound connection between our spiritual state and our physical well-being.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Have mercy upon me, O Lord - That is, be gracious to me, or show me compassion. This language may be used either in view of sin, su…
19th Century
Anglican
I am weak. —Properly, wither, or waste with disease, or languish, as in Hosea 4:3;[Reference I…
Baptist
Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak. This was a sweet reason for David to urge: For I am weak. He could not say, "For I am …
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16th Century
Protestant
Have mercy upon me. As he earnestly calls upon God to be merciful to him, it is clearer from this that by the terms anger and
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Have mercy upon me, O Lord He knew he was a sinner, both by original sin and actual transgression, which he was alwa…
These verses speak the language of a heart truly humbled, of a broken and contrite spirit under great afflictions, sent to awaken conscience and mo…
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13th Century
Catholic
In the preceding psalm, David asked to be led in the way of justice because of his enemies.
Here, however, having fallen, he asks to be renew…