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Psalms 25:18
Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God, requesting relief from personal distress at the moment when inner troubles are peaking and before detailing the threat of numerous enemies.
The words — The Hebrew רְאֵה (re'eh) literally means "look" or "consider," and וְשָׂא (ve'sa) means "take away" or "lift," structuring the verse as a direct appeal for divine attention to remove sin.
The thread — The appeal for God to look upon the speaker's condition appears in 2 Samuel 16:12, Psalms 119:132, and 1 Samuel 1:11.
Why it lands — The text commands the reader to bring personal distress and moral failure directly to God for removal rather than self-management.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 16:12 Perhaps the LORD will see my affliction and repay me with good for the cursing I receive today.”
- Psalms 119:132 Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.
- 1 Samuel 1:11 And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.”
- Psalms 32:1 Of David. A Maskil. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
- Psalms 51:8 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice.
- Lamentations 5:1 Remember, O LORD, what has happened to us. Look and see our disgrace!
- Matthew 9:2 Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.”
- Psalms 119:153 Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law.
- Luke 1:25 “The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”