Psalm 25:16
“Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 25Meaning
The speaker asks God to turn toward him and be gracious because he is lonely and afflicted, giving loneliness a legitimate voice in prayer.
Turn to me and redeem
Verses 16–22 return to affliction, enemies, refuge and integrity, then widen the prayer to Israel.
Read carefully
The speaker asks God to turn toward him and be gracious because he is lonely and afflicted, giving loneliness a legitimate voice in prayer. Keep the verse within Psalm 25’s prayer for trust, guidance, forgiveness, covenant faithfulness and deliverance.
Reflection
The speaker asks God to turn toward him and be gracious because he is lonely and afflicted, giving loneliness a legitimate voice in prayer.