Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
O turn thee then unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and help the son of thine handmaid.
New American Standard Bible
Oh
And save the
King James Version
O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.
Holman Bible
Give Your strength to Your servant;
save the son of Your female servant.
International Standard Version
Return to me and have mercy on me; clothe your servant with your strength and deliver the son of your maid servant.
A Conservative Version
O turn to me, and have mercy upon me. Give thy strength to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.
American Standard Version
Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; Give thy strength unto thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid.
Amplified
Turn to me, and be gracious to me;
Grant Your strength [Your might and the power to resist temptation] to Your servant,
And save the son of Your handmaid.
Darby Translation
Turn toward me, and be gracious unto me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.
Julia Smith Translation
Turn to me and pity me; thou wilt give thy strength to thy servant, and save to the son of thy maid-servant
King James 2000
O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give your strength unto your servant, and save the son of your handmaid.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Turn to me and be gracious to me. Give your strength to your servant, and grant victory to the son of your maidservant.
Modern King James verseion
Oh turn to me, and have mercy on me; give Your strength to Your servant, and save the son of Your handmaid.
NET Bible
Turn toward me and have mercy on me! Give your servant your strength! Deliver your slave!
New Heart English Bible
Turn to me, and have mercy on me. Give your strength to your servant. Save the son of your handmaid.
The Emphasized Bible
Turn thou unto me, and show me favour, - Give thy strength to thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid.
Webster
O turn to me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.
World English Bible
Turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give your strength to your servant. Save the son of your handmaid.
Youngs Literal Translation
Look unto me, and favour me, Give Thy strength to Thy servant, And give salvation to a son of Thine handmaid.
References
Easton
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 86:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Lament And Petition
15 But thou, O LORD God, art full of compassion and mercy, longsuffering, plenteous in goodness and truth. 16 O turn thee then unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and help the son of thine handmaid. 17 Show some token upon me for good, that they which hate me may see it and be ashamed; because thou, LORD, hast helped me, and comforted me.
Cross References
Psalm 116:16
Behold, O LORD, how that I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thy handmaid. Thou hast broken my bonds in sunder.
Psalm 25:16
Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and in misery.
Psalm 28:7-8
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart danceth for joy, and in my song will I praise him.
Psalm 69:16
Hear me, O LORD, for thy loving-kindness is comfortable: turn thee unto me according to the multitude of thy mercies.
Psalm 84:5
Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee, in whose heart are thy ways,
Psalm 90:13
Turn thee again, O LORD, at the last, and be gracious unto thy servants.
Psalm 119:94
I am thine; O save me, for I seek thy commandments.
Psalm 119:132
O look thou upon me, and be merciful, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.
Psalm 138:3
When I call upon thee, thou hearest me, and endowest my soul with much strength.
Isaiah 40:29-31
But that he giveth strength unto the weary, and power unto the faint?
Isaiah 45:24
saying, "Verily in the LORD is my righteousness and strength. To him shall men come: but all they that think scorn of him, shall be confounded."
Zechariah 10:12
I will comfort them in the LORD, that they may walk in his name," sayeth the LORD.
Luke 1:38
And Mary said, "Behold the handmaiden of the Lord, be it unto me even as thou hast said." And the angel departed from her.
Ephesians 3:16
that ye may be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man,
Ephesians 6:10
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through the help of Christ, which strengtheneth me.
Colossians 1:11
strengthened with all might, through his glorious power, unto all patience, and long suffering, with joyfulness,