Be merciful to me, Lord, For I call to you all day long.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Be merciful to me, O Lord - It was mercy after all that he relied on, and not justice. It was not because he had any claim on the ground th…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah! The Psalmist again turns to the mercy of God. The word חנן, chanan, which I have translated as

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Be merciful to me, O Lord
In my distressed and miserable condition, being an object of mercy, pity, and compassion; …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Our poverty and wretchedness, when felt, powerfully plead in our behalf at the throne of grace. The best self-preservation is to commit ourselves t…

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