King James Version

Psalms 25:16

Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.

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פְּנֵהpenehappearפָּנָהverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “appear”, a commandH6437to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.appear, at (even-) tide, behold, cast out, come on, [idiom] corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look, mark, pass away, prepare, regard, (have) respect (to), (re-) turn (aside, away, back, face, self), [idiom] right (early).אֵלַ֥יelayamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).וְחָנֵּ֑נִיvechaneniand beseechחָנַןconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and beseech”, a commandH2603properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)beseech, [idiom] fair, (be, find, shew) favour(-able), be (deal, give, grant (gracious(-ly), intreat, (be) merciful, have (shew) mercy (on, upon), have pity upon, pray, make supplication, [idiom] very.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…יָחִ֖ידyachiddarlingיָחִידadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “darling”, the ordinary formH3173properly, united, i.e. sole; by implication, beloved; also lonely; (feminine) the life (as not to be replaced)darling, desolate, only (child, son), solitary.וְעָנִ֣יveaniand afflictedעָנִיconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and afflicted”, the ordinary formH6041depressed, in mind or circumstancesafflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.אָֽנִיanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Turn Thee unto me, and be gracious unto me; for I am solitary and afflicted.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; For I am desolate and afflicted.

Young’s Literal Translation

Turn Thou unto me, and favour me, For lonely and afflicted [am] I.

World English Bible

Turn to me, and have mercy on me, for I am desolate and afflicted.

Darby Translation

Turn toward me, and be gracious unto me; for I am solitary and afflicted.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Turn Thee unto me, and be gracious unto me; for I am solitary and afflicted.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Look upon me, and have mercy upon me; for I am an only child and poor.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπίβλεψον ἐπʼ ἐμὲ καὶ ἐλέησόν με, ὅτι μονογενὴς καὶ πτωχός εἰμι ἐγώ.