Psalm 25:16
Psalms 25 · shown in the Douay-Rheims
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Read Psalm 25:16 in the NABRE onlineTurn to me, and have mercy on me: for I am alone and poor.
Reflection
Two honest words: desolate and afflicted. The psalmist does not dress up the feeling. He turns it into a request for mercy, which is the most useful thing loneliness can become.