'Be Gracious' in the Bible
For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A Davidic psalm.Answer me when I call,God, who vindicates me.You freed me from affliction;be gracious to me and hear my prayer.
Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am weak;heal me, Lord, for my bones are shaking;
Be gracious to me, Lord;consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me.Lift me up from the gates of death,
Turn to me and be gracious to me,for I am alone and afflicted.
But I live with integrity;redeem me and be gracious to me.
Lord, hear my voice when I call;be gracious to me and answer me.
Lord, listen and be gracious to me;Lord, be my helper.”
Be gracious to me, Lord,because I am in distress;my eyes are worn out from angry sorrow—my whole being as well.
I said, “Lord, be gracious to me;heal me, for I have sinned against You.”
But You, Lord, be gracious to me and raise me up;then I will repay them.
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm, when Nathan the prophet came to him after he had gone to Bathsheba.Be gracious to me, God,according to Your faithful love;according to Your abundant compassion,blot out my rebellion.
For the choir director: according to “A Silent Dove Far Away.” A Davidic Miktam. When the Philistines seized him in Gath.Be gracious to me, God, for man tramples me;he fights and oppresses me all day long.
For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.” A Davidic Miktam. When he fled before Saul into the cave.Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me,for I take refuge in You.I will seek refuge in the shadow of Your wingsuntil danger passes.
For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.May God be gracious to us and bless us;look on us with favorSelah
Has God forgotten to be gracious?Has He in anger withheld His compassion?”Selah
Be gracious to me, Lord,for I call to You all day long.
Turn to me and be gracious to me.Give Your strength to Your servant;save the son of Your female servant.
Let no one show him kindness,and let no one be gracious to his fatherless children.
I have sought Your favor with all my heart;be gracious to me according to Your promise.
Turn to me and be gracious to me,as is Your practice toward those who love Your name.