A Sufferer's Prayer
W. Jay. Psalm 25:16-18 Turn you to me, and have mercy on me; for I am desolate and afflicted.… How tender is this language, and how instructive too. David was a sufferer as well as a king. But he is a petitioner also, He prays for — I. DELIVERANCE. II. A KIND LOOK FROM GOD IS DESIRABLE AT ANY TIME, BUT IN AFFLICTION AND PAIN it is like life from the dead. Therefore he says, "Look upon mine affliction and pain." III. PARDON. "Forgive all my sins." This was his meaning; let it be ours. (W. Jay.) Parallel Verses KJV: Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted. WEB: Turn to me, and have mercy on me, for I am desolate and afflicted.