Lexicon :: Strong's H2603 - ḥānan

The LORD make His face shine upon you [with favor],

And be gracious to you [surrounding you with lovingkindness];

“Then I pleaded with the LORD at that time [for His favor], saying,

“When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and then they turn to You again and praise Your Name and pray and ask for Your favor and compassion in this house (temple),

So Ahaziah again sent a captain of a third fifty with his fifty [fighting men]. And the third captain of fifty went up and came bowed down on his knees before Elijah, and begged him [for compassion] and said to him, “O man of God, please let my life and the lives of your servants, these fifty, be precious in your sight.

“If Your people Israel have been defeated by an enemy because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess Your name, and pray and make supplication before You in this house,

Then Esther spoke again to the king and fell down at his feet and wept and implored him to avert the evil plot of Haman the Agagite and his plan which he had devised against the Jews [because the decree to annihilate the Jews was still in effect].

“If you would [diligently] seek God

And implore the compassion and favor of the Almighty,

“For though I were righteous, I could not answer.

I must appeal for mercy to my Opponent and Judge.

“I call to my servant, but he does not answer;

I have to implore him with words.

“Have pity on me! Have pity on me, O you my friends,

For the hand of God has touched me.

Then [fn]the angel is gracious to him, and says,

‘Spare him from going down to the pit [of destruction];

I have found a ransom [a consideration, or reason for redemption, an atonement]!’

To the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!

You have freed me when I was hemmed in and relieved me when I was in distress;

Be gracious to me and hear [and respond to] my prayer.

Have mercy on me and be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am weak (faint, frail);

Heal me, O LORD, for my bones are dismayed and anguished.

Have mercy on me and be gracious to me, O LORD;

See how I am afflicted by those who hate me,

You who lift me up from the gates of death,

Turn to me [LORD] and be gracious to me,

For I am alone and afflicted.

But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;

Redeem me and be merciful and gracious to me.

Hear, O LORD, when I cry aloud;

Be gracious and compassionate to me and answer me.

I called to You, O LORD,

And to the Lord I made supplication (specific request).

“Hear, O LORD, be gracious and show favor to me;

O LORD, be my helper.”

Be gracious and compassionate to me, O LORD, for I am in trouble;

My eye is clouded and weakened by grief, my soul and my body also.

The wicked borrows and does not pay back,

But the righteous is gracious and kind and gives.

All day long he is gracious and lends,

And his descendants are a blessing.

As for me, I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me;

Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.”

But You, O LORD, be gracious to me and [fn]restore me [to health],

So that I may repay them.

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came to him after he had sinned with Bathsheba.

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness;

According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.

To the Chief Musician; set to [the tune of] “Silent Dove Among Those Far Away.” A Mikhtam of David. [A record of memorable thoughts] when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

Be gracious to me, O God, for man has trampled on me;

All day long the adversary oppresses and torments me.

To the Chief Musician; set to [the tune of] “Do Not Destroy.” A Mikhtam of David. [A record of memorable thoughts of David] when he fled from Saul in the cave.

Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious and merciful to me,

For my soul finds shelter and safety in You,

And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge and be confidently secure

Until destruction passes by.

You, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel,

Arise to punish all the nations;

Spare no one and do not be merciful to any who treacherously plot evil. Selah.

To the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.

God be gracious and kind-hearted to us and bless us,

And make His face shine [with favor] on us— Selah.

Be gracious and merciful to me, O Lord,

For to You I cry out all the day long.

Turn to me, and be gracious to me;

Grant Your strength [Your might and the power to resist temptation] to Your servant,

And save the son of Your handmaid.

You will arise and have compassion on Zion,

For it is time to be gracious and show favor to her;

Yes, the appointed time [the moment designated] has come.

Let there be no one to extend kindness to him,

Nor let anyone be gracious to his fatherless children.