God's mercies are great and God quickens according to divine justice, completing the appeal for revival with renewed confidence in divine compassion and righteous judgment. This verse synthesizes key themes: God's hesed (covenantal mercy) is described with superlatives—great, manifold—while also being coordinated with divine justice. The tension between mercy and justice is resolved through recognition that they are not contradictory but aspects of single divine character: God judges justly and shows mercy greatly. The quickening (revival) represents both spiritual resurrection and renewed strength for continued obedience. This verse reassures the psalmist that both mercy and justice work toward the same end: restoration of covenant relationship. The Resh stanza continues to alternate between petition acknowledging need and affirmation acknowledging divine character.

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