Hear me, O Lord, for thy loving kindness is good (comp. Psalms 69:13). Turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies. The psalmist implies that God's face had been for some time turned away from him, and begs to be restored to favour.
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Psalms 69:16
Psalms 69:16
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