In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from your sight!” Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help.

Do not withhold your mercy from me, Lord; may your love and faithfulness always protect me.

I said, “Have mercy on me, Lord; heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

But may you have mercy on me, Lord; raise me up, that I may repay them.

Psalm 51

For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.

Psalm 57

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam. When he had fled from Saul into the cave.

Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me, for in you I take refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed.

You, Lord God Almighty, you who are the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to wicked traitors.

Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love; in your great mercy turn to me.

Do not hold against us the sins of past generations; may your mercy come quickly to meet us, for we are in desperate need.

have mercy on me, Lord, for I call to you all day long.

Hear my prayer, Lord; listen to my cry for mercy.

Turn to me and have mercy on me; show your strength in behalf of your servant; save me, because I serve you just as my mother did.

He caused all who held them captive to show them mercy.

Psalm 116

I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.

Turn to me and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.

As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he shows us his mercy.

Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us, for we have endured no end of contempt.

Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.

I say to the Lord, “You are my God.” Hear, Lord, my cry for mercy.

Psalm 142

A maskil of David. When he was in the cave. A prayer.

I cry aloud to the Lord; I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy.

Psalm 143

A psalm of David.

Lord, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief.

For jealousy arouses a husband’s fury, and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.

The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.

The wicked crave evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them.

Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.