O LORD God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant.
Parallel translations
- WEB “Yahweh God, don’t turn away the face of your anointed. Remember your loving kindnesses to David your servant.”
- BSB O LORD God, do not reject Your anointed one. Remember Your loving devotion to Your servant David.”
- NKJV “O Lord God, do not turn away the face of Your Anointed; Remember the mercies of Your servant David.”
- NASB “Lord God, do not turn away the face of Your anointed; remember Your faithfulness to Your servant David.”
- NLT O Lord God, do not reject the king you have anointed. Remember your unfailing love for your servant David.”
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Quick answer
Solomon pleaded that God not turn away his anointed but remember his steadfast love to David. He appealed to God's covenant mercies as the basis of his prayer.
Overview
Solomon closed by asking God, for the sake of his promises to David, not to reject the anointed king. His final appeal rested on God's faithful covenant love rather than human merit. This plea for the sake of God's anointed ultimately points to Christ, the true Anointed One, in whom God's faithful love to David reaches its everlasting fulfillment.
Cross-references & the web
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- Isa 55:3Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
- Ps 132:1Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions:
- Ps 89:24But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
- Ps 2:2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
- 1 Kgs 2:16And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.
- Acts 13:34And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.
- Ps 89:28My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
- Isa 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
- 1 Kgs 1:34And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.
- Ps 132:10For thy servant David’s sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.
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