Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

{A Prayer of David.} Incline thine ear, Jehovah, answer me; for I am afflicted and needy.

New American Standard Bible

A Prayer of David.
Incline Your ear, O Lord, and answer me;
For I am afflicted and needy.

King James Version

{A Prayer of David.} Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.

Holman Bible

A Davidic prayer.Listen, Lord, and answer me,
for I am poor and needy.

International Standard Version

LORD, listen and answer me, for I am afflicted and needy.

A Conservative Version

Bow down thine ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

American Standard Version

Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me; For I am poor and needy.

Amplified

Incline Your ear, O Lord, and answer me,
For I am distressed and needy [I long for Your help].

Bible in Basic English

Let your ears be open to my voice, O Lord, and give me an answer; for I am poor and in need.

Julia Smith Translation

A prayer to David. Incline, O Jehovah, thine ear: answer me, for I am poor and needy.

King James 2000

[A Prayer of David.] Bow down your ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Incline, O Yahweh, your ear [and] answer me, because I [am] poor and needy.

Modern King James verseion

A Prayer of David. Bow down Your ear, O Jehovah, hear me; for I am poor and needy.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

{A Prayer of David} Bow down thine ear, O LORD, and hear me; for I am comfortless and poor.

NET Bible

A prayer of David. Listen O Lord! Answer me! For I am oppressed and needy.

New Heart English Bible

Hear, LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

The Emphasized Bible

Bow down, O Yahweh, thine ear - answer me, For, oppressed and needy, am I;

Webster

A Prayer of David. Bow down thy ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.

World English Bible

Hear, Yahweh, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

Youngs Literal Translation

A Prayer of David. Incline, O Jehovah, Thine ear, Answer me, for I am poor and needy.

Context Readings

Lament And Petition

1 {A Prayer of David.} Incline thine ear, Jehovah, answer me; for I am afflicted and needy. 2 Keep my soul, for I am godly; O thou my God, save thy servant who confideth in thee.



Cross References

Psalm 31:2

Incline thine ear to me, deliver me speedily; be a strong rock to me, a house of defence to save me.

Psalm 40:17

But I am afflicted and needy: the Lord thinketh upon me. Thou art my help and my deliverer: my God, make no delay.

Psalm 10:14

Thou hast seen it, for thou thyself beholdest trouble and vexation, to requite by thy hand. The wretched committeth himself unto thee; thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.

Psalm 17:6

I have called upon thee, for thou answerest me, O God. Incline thine ear unto me, hear my speech.

Psalm 34:6

This afflicted one called, and Jehovah heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

Psalm 72:12-14

For he will deliver the needy who crieth, and the afflicted, who hath no helper;

Psalm 102:1

{A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before Jehovah.} Jehovah, hear my prayer, and let my cry come unto thee.

Psalm 102:17

He will regard the prayer of the destitute one, and not despise their prayer.

Psalm 119:22

Roll off from me reproach and contempt; for I observe thy testimonies.

Psalm 140:12

I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted one, the right of the needy.

Psalm 142:1

{An instruction of David; when he was in the cave: a prayer.} I cry unto Jehovah with my voice: with my voice unto Jehovah do I make supplication.

Isaiah 37:17

Incline thine ear, O Jehovah, and hear; open, Jehovah, thine eyes, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent to reproach the living God.

Isaiah 66:2

Even all these things hath my hand made, and all these things have been, saith Jehovah. But to this man will I look: to the afflicted and contrite in spirit, and who trembleth at my word.

Daniel 9:18

Incline thine ear, O my God, and hear; open thine eyes and behold our desolations, and the city that is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee because of our righteousnesses, but because of thy manifold mercies.

Matthew 5:3

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.

Luke 4:18

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach glad tidings to the poor; he has sent me to preach to captives deliverance, and to the blind sight, to send forth the crushed delivered,

James 1:9-10

But let the brother of low degree glory in his elevation,

James 2:5

Hear, my beloved brethren: Has not God chosen the poor as to the world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to them that love him?

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