Psalms 86:16 meaning and explanation

Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant.

Psalms 86:16, Berean Standard Bible

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David, surrounded by arrogant and ruthless enemies, asks God to turn toward him, echoing the request that opened the prayer. He calls himself God's servant and the son of God's maidservant, a phrase that places him in a household wholly devoted to the Lord and appeals to a lifetime of belonging rather than to any merit of his own.

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