Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
A prayer to David. Incline, O Jehovah, thine ear: answer me, for I am poor and needy.
New American Standard Bible
A Prayer of David.
For I am
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.
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
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.
Darby Translation
{A Prayer of David.} Incline thine ear, Jehovah, answer me; for I am afflicted 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.
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 86:1
Prayers for Psalm 86:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Lament And Petition
1 A prayer to David. Incline, O Jehovah, thine ear: answer me, for I am poor and needy. 2 Watch my soul, for I am godly: save thy servant, thou my God, trusting in thee.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 31:2
Incline thine ear to me, hastening to deliver me: be to me for a rock of strength, for a house of fortresses to save me.
Psalm 40:17
And I am poor and needy, Jehovah will think upon me: thou my help and my deliverer; thou will not delay, O my God.
Psalm 10:14
Thou sawest; for thou wilt look upon trouble and anger, to give with thine hand: the poor will be left to thee; thou wert the helper of the orphan.
Psalm 17:6
I called thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: incline thine ear to me, hear my sayings.
Psalm 34:6
This poor one called, and Jehovah heard, and from all his straits he saved him.
Psalm 72:12-14
For we will deliver the needy from the powerful one, and the poor and no helper to him.
Psalm 102:1
Prayer for the poor when he shall languish, and before Jehovah shall pour out his complaint O Jehovah, hear my prayer, and my cry shall come to thee.
Psalm 102:17
He looked upon the prayer of the helpless, and he despised not their prayer.
Psalm 119:22
Roll off from me reproach and contempt, for I watched thy testimonies.
Psalm 140:12
Knowing that Jehovah will do judgment to the poor one, judgment to the needy.
Psalm 142:1
Of the understanding to David; a prayer in his being in the cave. With my voice I will cry to Jehovah; with my voice I will entreat to Jehovah.
Isaiah 37:17
Bend, O Jehovah, thine ear, and hear; open, O Jehovah, thine eye, and see; and hear all the words of Senherib which he sent to reproach the living God.
Isaiah 66:2
And all these my hand made, and all these shall be, says Jehovah: and to this will I look, to the humble. and smitten of spirit, and trembling at my word.
Daniel 9:18
Incline, O my God, thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and see our desolations, and the city which thy name was called upon it: for not for our justice do we cause our supplications to fall before thee, but for thy many compassions.
Matthew 5:3
Happy the poor in spirit: for their's is the kingdom of the heavens.
Luke 4:18
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me for which he anointed me to announce good news to the poor; he has sent me to heal the broken in heart, to proclaim a remission to the captives, and a recovery of sight to the blind, to send away with remission the bruised,
James 1:9-10
And let the humble brother boast in his elevation:
James 2:5
Hear, my dearly beloved brethren, Has not God chosen the beggars of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to them loving him?