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Psalm 109:21

But deal with me, GOD the Lord, for your name’s sake, because your loving kindness is good, deliver me;

19Let it be to him as the clothing with which he covers himself, for the belt that is always around him.
20This is the reward of my adversaries from the LORD, of those who speak evil against my soul.
21But deal with me, GOD the Lord, for your name’s sake, because your loving kindness is good, deliver me;
22for I am poor and needy. My heart is wounded within me.
23I fade away like an evening shadow. I am shaken off like a locust.
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“But deal with me” marks a turn from judgment on adversaries to a plea for rescue, grounded in God’s name and the goodness of his loving kindness.

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Where else Scripture says this

7 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 69:16Answer me, LORD, for your loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me.Both prayers appeal to the goodness of God’s loving kindness as the reason for asking him to act.
Psalm 51:1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, God, according to your …Both appeal to God’s loving kindness, with Psalm 109 seeking deliverance and Psalm 51 seeking mercy for transgressions.
Psalm 31:3For you are my rock and my fortress, therefore for your name’s sake lead me and guide me.Both use “for your name’s sake” as the ground for asking God to act, whether through deliverance or guidance.
Psalm 25:11For your name’s sake, LORD, pardon my iniquity, for it is great.Both appeal to God’s name, though Psalm 109 asks for deliverance and Psalm 25 asks for pardon.
Philippians 2:8–11And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, yes, the death of the cross.The connection is limited: the psalm asks for rescue, while Philippians describes Jesus obeying through death on a cross.
John 17:1Jesus said these things, then lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may also glorify you;Both prayers link a request with God’s honor: the psalm appeals to God’s name, and Jesus seeks the Father’s glory.
Job 10:2I will tell God, ‘Do not condemn me. Show me why you contend with me.Both address God with urgent requests concerning his dealings with the speaker: deliverance in the psalm, explanation and freedom from condemnation in Job.
Where this verse fits

Injustice and anger. fear for the future. wanting a steady prayer habit.

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Encouragement

Your plea for help can rest on the reason given here: God’s loving kindness is good. The timing of rescue remains unnamed; the prayer rests on God’s character.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).