Psalm 69:16
Hear me, O Lord; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
Cross-references
In Psalm 69:13, the same psalmist prays for an answer 'in the abundance of your steadfast love' — a near-identical plea.
In Psalm 25:16, the same request 'Turn to me and be gracious' mirrors this appeal for God's attention and mercy.
In Psalm 109:21, the same plea 'because your steadfast love is good' echoes this cry for deliverance based on God's character.
In Psalm 51:1, the plea 'according to your steadfast love' and 'abundant mercy' directly parallels this cry for mercy.
In Psalm 86:16, the identical request 'Turn to me and be gracious' directly parallels this verse's appeal.
In Psalm 86:15, God's character as 'abounding in steadfast love' is the foundation for the mercy sought here.
Psalm 25:6 appeals to God's mercy and steadfast love from of old, matching the same dual appeal for compassion.
Psalm 119:124 requests dealing with the servant according to steadfast love, echoing the appeal for mercy.
Psalm 119:41 asks for steadfast love to come, linking it to salvation according to promise, similar petition.
Psalm 109:26 pleads 'save me according to your steadfast love', the same basis for deliverance as in this verse.
Psalm 106:45 recalls God relenting 'according to the abundance of his steadfast love', directly mirroring the phrase.
Psalm 86:5 describes God as 'abounding in steadfast love' to all who call, reinforcing the attribute appealed to here.
Psalm 79:8 asks for compassion (same root as mercy) to meet them in their low state, similar cry for abundant mercy.
Psalm 40:11 combines 'mercy' and 'steadfast love' as the grounds for preservation, paralleling the plea for deliverance.
Psalm 119:149 also appeals to God's lovingkindness for a hearing — both plead for mercy using the same basis.
Psalm 63:3 declares God's lovingkindness better than life, echoing the appeal to God's love in verse 16.
Psalm 36:7 extols God's unfailing love as priceless, reinforcing the basis for the plea in verse 16.
In Psalm 26:11, the plea 'redeem me and be gracious to me' parallels this cry for mercy, though with an emphasis on integrity.
In Isaiah 63:7, the 'abundance of his steadfast love' is recounted, reinforcing the attribute appealed to here.
In 1 Chronicles 21:13, David trusts that 'his mercy is very great,' matching the abundant mercy invoked here.
In Micah 7:19, God's compassion and forgiveness of sins echo the abundant mercy appealed to here.