Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
Parallel translations
- WEB Please let your loving kindness be for my comfort, according to your word to your servant.
- BSB May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.
- NKJV Let, I pray, Your merciful kindness be for my comfort, According to Your word to Your servant.
- NASB May Your favor comfort me, According to Your word to Your servant.
- NLT Now let your unfailing love comfort me, just as you promised me, your servant.
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Quick answer
The psalmist pleads for God's covenant love to comfort him, appealing to God's own promise. He grounds his request not in his merit but in God's word.
Overview
Having accepted affliction as faithful, the psalmist now asks that God's loving kindness (hesed, covenant love) bring him comfort. His confidence rests entirely on what God has promised to His servant, so the prayer is bold yet humble. This covenant comfort finds its fullness in Christ, in whom all God's promises are Yes and through whom we receive the Comforter (2 Cor. 1:20; John 14:16).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Ps 106:4–5Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;
- Ps 86:5For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
- 2 Cor 1:3–5Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
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